They can spend on food, goods and entertainment.
Beijing Authorities have started to distribute to residents vouchers for a total amount of 12.2 billion yuan ($1.7 billion), to boost consumption and support the local economy.
Previously, this step went about 50 other Chinese cities, including Wuhan, Hangzhou, Nanjing and Shenzhen, according to Bloomberg. Vouchers can be used in shops, restaurants and cafes, for Internet purchases, to spend on sports, tourism or education.
For the first four months of the year, retail sales in the city fell by 20.4%. It is even more than in the entire country during the period of isolation (16.2 percent), according to the national Bureau of statistics.
Earlier in the program of support of the population during the crisis launched Japan, Singapore, USA, Spain and some other country or a city.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 2 approved a plan to restore the country’s economy. It will cost five trillion rubles.
Anna Lysenko
