Taipei offering the elderly NT$1,000 as stimulus effortBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterThe Taipei City Government is to give elderly residents NT$1,000 (US$33) if they link their Triple Stimulus Vouchers with their Taipei Elderly Card, Taipei Deputy Mayor Vivian Huang (黃珊珊) said yesterday. Taipei Deputy Mayor Vivian Huang, right, talks to reporters during a visit to Neihu Flower Market yesterday. Photo: Kuo An-chia, Taipei TimesThe central government is to offer senior citizens who link their elderly card to the voucher program a NT$2,000 return after they spend NT$3,000, but the Taipei City Government would offer another NT$1,000, adding up to NT$3,000 in return, she said. The city government hopes that the more than 400,000 Taipei Elderly Cards would be used in ways that would help stimulate the city’s economy, she said. Huang also encouraged other city residents to use their EasyCards with the voucher program.

Source: Taipei Times June 08, 2020 15:56 UTC