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More than 90 percent of Taiwanese want to receive cash rather than “quintuple stimulus vouchers” proposed by the Executive Yuan, a survey by the Consumers’ Foundation showed yesterday.
The Executive Yuan is planning to issue another round of stimulus vouchers worth NT$5,000 to encourage domestic consumption in the wake of the recent COVID-19 outbreak.
It on Thursday touted four advantages of issuing “quintuple stimulus vouchers” instead of cash, saying that the expiration date on the vouchers would mean that people would have to spend them quickly and, hence, stimulate the economy.
Rather than using cash for one-time payments such as taxes and fines,
Taipei, Aug. 15 (CNA) The vast majority of respondents in a recent survey conducted by the Consumers' Foundation said they would prefer to receive a cash payment rather than stimulus vouchers, as the Executive Yuan finalizes plans to issue vouchers to boost private consumption.
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A cell tower disguised as a eucalyptus tree is tucked away at the rear of a Santa Ana business park. Los Angeles Times/TNS
LOS ANGELES: A gentle breeze rustles the eucalyptus tree, its dark green foliage quivering under a cloudy Santa Ana sky. At the base of its sturdy trunk, the leaves of a fallen branch bear the scars of hungry insects.
A stand of eucalyptuses sways across the road. But this tree, surrounded by a spiky metal fence, isn’t like the others.
“AT&T authorized personnel only!” a sign warns.
This tree isn’t actually a tree at all – it’s a cellular transmission tower, one among hundreds or more that now blanket Southern California.