Over 41% of Thais barely make ends meet: poll

BANGKOK, Nov 15 (THE NATION/ANN): More than 41 per cent of Thais have no savings and are living pay cheque to pay cheque, a new poll shows.

Bangkok Poll by Bangkok University Research Centre on Saturday published a survey on “Thai people’s financial status in 2020”, saying that 41.1 per cent of respondents lived pay cheque to pay cheque and had no monthly savings, while 28.3 per cent said they had to borrow just to support their families. Some 17.6 per cent said they earned adequately, but their savings this year had been reduced.