18/10/2020
淺談三倍券——
三倍券背後有趣的現象
Interesting facts behind triple stimulus vouchers
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📌三倍券如何振興經濟？
It’s October now, and it’s far from the time when triple stimulus vouchers were released. It’s really exciting that we “earn” NT＄2000, but do they really help Taiwan’s economy? Here are three crucial factors for this to work.
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📌三倍券需具備的第一個要素：時長限制
First, the government must provide a proper length of time for us to use our vouchers. At this time, we can use them from July to December, how long it is! Some consider that it can stimulate the economy for long, but others assume that it lasts too long and may have little impact. Yet, it’s a matter of debate, and we couldn’t argue the case until we see the result of this policy.
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📌三倍券需具備的第二個要素：紙本較電子更能促進經濟循環
Second, some research indicates that the paper vouchers are more useful than the electronic ones. Many people may think that the electronic vouchers are more environmentally friendly and convenient, but actually, they do not serve one of the main purposes of triple stimulus vouchers. That’s because the paper ones can create a boom in the economic cycle which the electronic ones can’t: Many stores provide discounts for the paper vouchers, which will make customers have a greater willingness to pay their bills with paper vouchers. After the stores earn the vouchers, they can choose either to exchange them or to use them, but since many stores provide discounts for the paper vouchers, they are more likely to spend the paper vouchers they earned for the discounts, which can make new consuming circulations. On the other hand, since many stores don’t provide discounts for electronic ones, they can't be used as coupons like the paper ones. So they can't create a boom in the economic cycle like the paper ones.
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📌三倍券需具備的第三個要素：盡量使用在非生活必需品上
Third, which is the most important factor, is that triple stimulus vouchers should be used in the service industry rather than getting daily necessities. Let’s take tissues and movies for example. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, will we give up on getting one sack of tissue from the supermarket because of the risk of being exposed to COVID-19? The answer is “No”. But will you stop going to the movies for the same reason? Yes. Because we need the daily necessities to live normal lives. However, we don’t need to go to a movie theater to survive. That’s how the economy got affected. So if we use triple stimulus vouchers in obtaining daily necessities, then there won’t be any additional economic activity. Therefore, it is important for us to use the vouchers in the right way.
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📌結語
All above are the hidden theories of the operation of triple stimulus voucher. They’re not easy to be considered but are the essential parts of stimulus vouchers. Let’s spend them wisely before they expired!
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📌小辭典
stimulus 刺激
voucher 代金券
crucial 重要的
coupon 優惠券
sack 洗劫
obtain 獲得
expire 終止
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（圖片來源： https://m.parenting.com.tw/article/5086651-/）
*本文章由武陵英會朱珮萱、楊定昇共同撰寫
