Focus Taiwan
Date: 05/31/2020
By: Ku Chuan and Joseph Yeh

Taipei, May 31 (CNA) A stimulus voucher program set to be rolled out in July to boost consumption will be available to not only Taiwanese citizens but also foreign nationals and Chinese spouses who hold residency permits in the country, a source familiar with the matter told CNA Sunday.

Taiwan's government is currently fine tuning the details of the program, which will involve issuing vouchers to the public for in-store purchases in a bid to revive consumer buying amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

During a radio interview on May 25, National Development Council (NDC) Minister Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) said the plan is to allow anyone, regardless of age or income level, to buy NT$3,000 worth of vouchers for NT$1,000 (US$32.9). These can then be used to shop at stores, buy train tickets and pay taxi fares.

However, Kung did not specify whether all Taiwan residents or only citizens would be eligible to obtain the vouchers.    [FULL  STORY]