The 2020 Consumer Carnival series, which consisted of the Taipa and Coloane, Southern Central and Northern districts’ carnivals, recorded total sales worth more than MOP 860 million.
Economic Services Bureau
The Economic Services Bureau (DSE) reminded residents that the deadline of the second phase of the government-subsidised consumption smartcard is Thursday.
50 shops in Taipa and Coloane have joined the Economic Services Bureau (DSE) second-phase “special features shop programme”, meaning now altogether 100 shops and restaurants are participating in the scheme.
The second phase of the government’s consumption subsidy smartcard scheme injected around MOP 790 million into the local economy in 20 days.
The Economic Services Bureau (DSE) reminded the public in a statement on Sunday that its “special feature shops programme” was launched last month to promote 41 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and prepare them for the post-Covid-19 reopening of the city.
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong told reporters on Wednesday that the government has already spent MOP 10 billion on alleviating residents’ burden of COVID-19.
About 110,000 residents went to top up their consumption subsidy smartcard on Monday, the first day of the procedure, according to a statement from Economic Services Bureau (DSE), as the government’s second phase subsidy scheme giving each resident MOP 5,000 to spend locally begins on Saturday.
Residents can start to top up their consumption smartcards for the second phase of the government’s subsidy scheme to boost locals’ spending from Monday at various service points across the city, the government announced on Thursday.
There are 614,000 residents who have collected their first round of consumption subsidy smartcards, which equates to 93% of those registered.
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