Focus Taiwan
Date: 10/29/2020
By: Flor Wang and Yu Hsiang

Taipei, Oct. 29 (CNA) A stimulus voucher program and coupon packages rolled out by the Executive Yuan and other government agencies aimed at bolstering the economy have nearly tripled business revenue, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on Thursday.

The figures were made public at a weekly Executive Yuan meeting, in which ministry officials presented a report to Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌).

Su was told that the stimulus vouchers issued by the Executive Yuan and coupons issued by other agencies to boost the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, at a total cost of NT$65.055 billion (US$2.243 billion), have generated an estimated NT$179 billion in business revenue.

In addition to the "Triple Stimulus Vouchers" issued by the Executive Yuan on July 15, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, the Council of Agriculture, the Sports Administration, the Ministry of Culture, and the Hakka Affairs Council issued their own coupons.   [FULL  STORY]