Vouchers should cover workshops: groupsBy Yang Mien-chieh and Dennis Xie / Staff reporter, with staff writerSocial welfare groups for mentally challenged people on Sunday urged the government to include sheltered workshops in the Triple Stimulus Voucher program, citing a 50 to 70 percent decrease of sales amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Some baking workshops run by the foundation only sell products via online shopping platforms and have no physical stores, so the foundation hopes that the government can allow people to use the vouchers on its e-commerce platforms, she said. Premier Su Tseng-chang promotes the government’s Triple Stimulus Voucher program at a news conference in Taipei on June 2. However, the vouchers cannot be used on e-commerce platforms, except on platforms that sell tourism products, as well as tickets for sports or art and culture events. Syin-lu Social Welfare Foundation business development director Wen Te-feng (溫德風) said that revenue generated from sales of goods produced by foundation members have dropped from about NT$50 million to about NT$20 million in the first half of this year.

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