Remember to pick up your vouchers from July 15 to 31

The China Post
Date: July 5, 2020
By Dimitri Bruyas, The China Post

TAIPEI (The China Post) — President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) stopped by a local convenience store on Sunday afternoon to order her share of the government-issued spending vouchers.

It was “quick and easy,” she said on Facebook before ordering a coffee.

The “Triple Stimulus Voucher” (三倍券), which can be used starting July 15 on a wide range of products, will help boost local spending to help make up for weakened consumption in the first five months of the year due to coronavirus outbreak.

Under the NT$50 billion (US$1.69 billion) program, which is not open to foreign residents unless they are married to a Taiwanese national, you must spend NT$1,000 to buy NT$3,000 in vouchers.    [FULL  STORY]