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Consumer vouchers|Octopus has a way to cash out. The government warns against collusion and will forward it to law enforcement agencies

2021-06-26T02:30:55.002Z


Citizens will soon be able to register for government 5,000 yuan consumer vouchers, and those who register with Octopus will be able to cash out their refunds after shopping. The authorities remind the society not to deliberately conspire to buy and sell consumer vouchers in private. Once discovered, the relevant merchants will not be excluded


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Written by: Zhu Haiqi

2021-06-21 11:15

Last update date: 2021-06-21 11:16

Citizens will soon be able to register for government 5,000 yuan consumer vouchers, and those who register with Octopus will be able to cash out refunds after shopping. The authorities remind the community not to deliberately conspire to buy and sell consumer vouchers in private. Once discovered, the merchants will be blacklisted and forwarded to law enforcement agencies for follow-up. In the future, citizens and merchants may be regarded as conspiracy to abuse, calling on the public to properly use the discount provided by the payment platform. The amount will be more than 5,000 yuan, which is more cost-effective.

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Wang Xueling, Director of the Budget and Tax Policy Section of the Office of the Financial Secretary, stated on the TV program "Millenniums" on Radio Hong Kong this morning that citizens who register consumer vouchers with Octopus cannot re-inject the amount and merchants may choose to refund. "It’s normal to refund when the customer has just bought it." However, once the situation is unusual, there are cases of privately buying and selling consumer coupons, showing intentional collusion. It is not ruled out that the merchant will be blacklisted, and it may also be forwarded to law enforcement agencies for follow-up , And businesses and citizens may be involved in conspiracy to abuse.

Wang Xueling said that buying and selling consumer coupons in private is risky for both parties.

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She reminded that there are risks involved in buying and selling consumer vouchers privately. Holders can report the loss immediately after selling the Octopus card, and the purchaser may lose money. She also emphasized that four payment platforms have launched preferential activities, and the amount has exceeded 5,000 yuan after registration. Voucher, "Rather than paying attention to cash out, it is better to think about the next one and use it yourself to make it cost-effective."

Consumer vouchers are accepted for registration from July 4 to August 14. Wang Xueling, referring to the experience of distributing a cash of 10,000 yuan last year, pointed out that most citizens have already registered in the early stage. I believe that six weeks of registration are sufficient. Those who register in writing will have to be in September. Consumer vouchers were only issued on the 1st, which is one month later than electronic registrants because the paperwork processing time for written registration is longer.

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