Vouchers to be issued by Jan. 19

Premier Liu has given the instruction of imposing the least restrictions concerning how and where to use the vouchers.

Representatives of small store owners and street vendors called on lawmakers yesterday to voice the plan of excluding consumers from using the vouchers at their places.

Speaking for the vendors, KMT lawmaker Ting Shou-chung noted that there are more than 60,000 vendors doing business at 480 public markets scattered around communities in Taiwan.

But less than 5,000 of them have the business registration license from government authorities as required in the government plan.

Ting suggested that retailers may first accept the coupons from customers and then use the coupons to pay suppliers distributors who have registration licenses

Despite their opposition to the voucher plan, DPP lawmakers also defended strongly for the vendors' rights to receive the vouchers. They said the small business operators must not be excluded from the benefits.

In his answer, CEPD Chairman Chen agreed to ease restrictions to maximize the economic effects of the government plan in the shortest period of time.

Concerning a lawmaker's question about whether people presently serving time at prisons will bet the shopping coupons, Chen said anyone who is ROC citizen is entitled to the benefit.

Chen said the coupons can also be used in the stores at prisons or military compounds.

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