Virus Outbreak: KMT leaders nationwide call for cash, not couponsBy Lee Ya-wen, Tsai Wen-chu and Dennis Xie / Staff reporters, with staff writer and CNAChinese Nationalist Party (KMT) members across the nation yesterday called on the government to issue cash handouts, not discount coupons, as part of bailout plans to alleviate the effects of COVID-19 on the local economy. KMT members of 22 municipal councils nationwide convened simultaneous news conferences yesterday morning to make the appeal. Countries around the world are issuing cash handouts to boost domestic economies, KMT Chairman Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) told a news conference at the Taipei City Council, citing the US, which issued coronavirus stimulus checks on Wednesday. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Johnny Chiang, center, black mask, attends a news conference with Taipei city councilors in Taipei yesterday. The party is open to discussion if the central government wants the KMT to propose a policy on cash handouts, he added.

Source: Taipei Times April 16, 2020 16:00 UTC