Keelung Miaokou Night Market. (Pictures from the Internet)
According to Taiwan's "China Times Electronic News", the three-fold revitalization coupon launched by the Taiwan authorities will be officially launched on the 15th. There is a constant flow of reservations for paper coupons, and it has been confirmed that they will be printed again. However, Keelung well-known tourist attractions such as Miaokou Night Market and Renai Market are generally not very receptive to vendors. Even the Fish Shop Association in Kanzaiding, the largest fish wholesale place in northern Taiwan, directly posted a notice stating that "triple coupons will not be charged." ".
Kuomintang public opinion representative Zheng Zhengqian pointed out on the 8th that the DPP authorities had spent more than 900 million NT$ to print 12 million paper coupons, but due to the first wave of pre-orders for triple coupons, more than 80% of the people chose them. Calculating the paper version according to the proportion, "it may be necessary to print an additional 6 million copies of paper coupons, and the cost will be about another 400 to 500 million yuan." Zheng Zhengqian also pointed out that if the average cost of nutritious lunches is NT$3,000 per semester, the money saved can provide free nutritious lunches for more than 400,000 disadvantaged children for a year.
Regarding the KMT’s public opinion representatives’ doubts, Ding Yiming, spokesperson of Taiwan’s administrative agency, said that the overall cost will not increase much. If calculated based on 20 million copies, including administrative fees, transportation and other expenses, the total cost will be approximately NT$1.2 billion.
However, the use of triple coupons issued by the Taiwanese authorities at huge cost has revealed hidden dangers. Many vendors in Keelung's famous attractions such as Miaokou Night Market and Ren'ai Market are generally not very accepting. Even in the north, Taiwan's largest fish wholesale place, Kanzaiding The fish trade association directly posted a notice stating that "triple coupons will not be charged."
During an interview with a Miaokou night market vendor, he emphasized that stores in Keelung can basically only provide paper coupons for consumption. If a store receives triple coupons, they have to go to the night market vendor management committee to exchange them for cash. The owner of a well-known sausage stall at Aisi Road Night Market pointed out that this process is cumbersome and troublesome, and he is worried that people will ask for change. He believes that the introduction of triple coupons will make the original consumption process more complicated, and it is more practical to accept cash.
In this regard, Wang Hongsi, chairman of the Renai Market Management Committee, pointed out that there are more than 400 stalls in one market. If it is left to the management committee to collect it, it will take a week to receive so many triple coupons equivalent to cash every day. It can be cashed, but if it is lost, the management committee will have to pay compensation. If any "fake" triple coupons are received, the stallholders will suffer heavy losses. Moreover, whether the triple coupons can be given in change is also a big problem. ( China Taiwan Net )
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