16 million people have collected NT$6,000 cash handouts: Ministry

More than 16 million individuals eligible for a NT$6,000 (US$197) cash handout from Taiwan's government have collected it, representing 70 percent of the population, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Friday.

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