Financial Secretary Chen Maobo announced in the latest budget at the end of last month that the government will continue to distribute electronic consumer coupons to the public this year, and the amount will be increased to 10,000 yuan. It is expected that the measures will benefit 6.6 million people.
Chen Maobo announced today (7th) the details of the first phase of the new round of consumer vouchers, stating that the first 5,000 yuan consumer vouchers will be issued in April. Director of the Budget and Tax Policy Section of the Financial Secretary's Office, Wang Xueling, pointed out that the actual distribution date will depend on The development of the epidemic will be announced again, and there is no actual date at this time.
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Financial Secretary Paul Chan (left) and Director of the Budget and Tax Policy Section of the Financial Secretary's Office Wang Xueling (right) announced today (7th) the details of the first phase of the new round of consumer voucher schemes.
(Photo by Kong Fanxu)
[11:51] Chen Maobo said that the new wave of the epidemic is raging, and the consumption coupons can be used in a wide range. You can buy anti-epidemic and anti-epidemic materials, food, transportation and daily necessities, but in order to launch as soon as possible and reduce the delay in changing the system , the scope will not be further relaxed for the time being. I believe that consumer coupons will be used in other areas to allow citizens to save money and pay utility bills.
[11:46] Wang Xueling said that when the second phase of consumer coupons is issued in the future, citizens can choose the payment platform again. The government is preparing for the second phase of work and will announce the details as soon as possible.
[11:44] Citizens who hold a Leyou card and the personal Octopus used to collect the consumption coupon has been cancelled, they can call the Octopus Card Hotline 29695500 to re-register without submitting additional forms.
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[11:40] Citizens who use Alipay Hong Kong, WeChat Pay HK and Tap&Go can receive 5,000 yuan consumption coupons in one go.
Wang Xueling, director of the Budget and Tax Policy Section of the Financial Secretary's Office, said that Octopus users will be issued in two instalments, with the first instalment of 4,000 yuan distributed on the same day as other payment instruments. You will be able to automatically receive the remaining 1,000 yuan consumption coupons on the 16th of the next month.
[11:30] Chen Maobo said that the first phase of $5,000 consumer coupons will be issued directly to citizens who successfully registered consumer coupons last year without any formalities.
He explained that under the economic pressure, the government has strengthened its support for small and medium-sized enterprises and citizens. The 10,000 yuan consumer coupons and the suspension of rent recovery measures were all decided against this background. The consumer coupons were originally scheduled to be distributed in July during the summer vacation, but due to the rapid changes in the environment , part of which is 5,000 yuan sent in advance to April.
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