Kinmen to distribute unclaimed vouchers to students, disadvantaged

Focus Taiwan
Date: 09/24/2020
By: Huang Huei-min and Ko Lin

Kinmen, Sept. 24 (CNA) Kinmen Magistrate Yang Cheng-wu (楊鎮浯) on Wednesday said the county will distribute unclaimed county stimulus vouchers among local students and disadvantaged families, with each entitled to receive NT$1,000 (US$34.10).

Taiwan's outlying county in mid-July began rolling out 1.12 million "1+1 Stimulus Vouchers," each with a face value of NT$500.

Under the program, Kinmen residents are allowed to purchase NT$4,000 in vouchers for NT$2,000 as part of the local government's efforts to help revive domestic consumption amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The vouchers, targeting those registered in the county before June 23, were offered in two phases, the first being July 17-19, and the second July 29-31, and are valid only until Dec. 31, according to the Kinmen County government.    [FULL  STORY]