Questions for PAP Skorlars: Why CDC Vouchers Need Two Categories?

[Geminiboy]

Some people hardly eat out and some people hardly cook. Those hardly eat out quickly finish their supermarket vouchers and left with many Hawker Centre vouchers. Similarly it’s the opposite for those who hardly cook.

Why can’t have all CDC vouchers useable at both supermarkets and hawker centres? And do away with the dumb $10 denomination. Just $5, $2 and $1 or, better still, $5 and $1 only will do.

 

[mata_hippo]

thats y they r scholars n we r not

 

[fortunecat]

Need to give hawkers and small shops some businesses mah, if not 90% will spend all at supermarkets

 

[swathe]

Some people hardly eat out and some people hardly cook. Those hardly eat out quickly finish their supermarket vouchers and left with many Hawker Centre vouchers. Similarly it’s the opposite for those who hardly cook.

Why can’t have one single category? And do away with the dumb $10 denomination. Just $5, $2 and $1 or, better still, $5 and $1 only will do.

 

[Visor9999]

Need to give hawkers and small shops some businesses mah, if not 90% will spend all at supermarkets

Yes I will spend 100% on supermarkets if possible. Hawkers food is too expensive

 

[camoguysg]

Need to give hawkers and small shops some businesses mah, if not 90% will spend all at supermarkets

Or iPhone like someone did...... then haolian to whole world hahaha

 

[camoguysg]

Yes I will spend 100% on supermarkets if possible. Hawkers food is too expensive

The amount for supermarket runs out very fast. buy groceries a few times gone liao.

 

[stingray1211]

The amount for supermarket runs out very fast.

buy groceries a few times gone liao.

after 8pm buy 50% discount off chicken. cheap leh. pork knuckle also 50% off. $9.95
roast meat , big long piece $4.95.


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[trax06]

Yes I will spend 100% on supermarkets if possible. Hawkers food is too expensive

Yes hawker food is expensive but there's no way I can recreate my favret mamak Mee goreng At home.

 

[Geminiboy]

Need to give hawkers and small shops some businesses mah, if not 90% will spend all at supermarkets

not true leh. i eat out every meal so not enough HC vouchers but have problem spending the supermarket vouchers. And every time want to buy some small things such as detergent, need to think what to add so that can use the $10 vouchers.

I think most working couples don’t cook much also. It will balance out with those who don’t eat out much.

 

[Visor9999]

Yes hawker food is expensive but there's no way I can recreate my favret mamak Mee goreng At home.

I always eat fast food as it’s cheaper and bigger portions, cdc vouchers I spend fully on hair treatments. No point wasting money to patronise expensive hawkers

 

[trax06]

I always eat fast food as it’s cheaper and bigger portions, cdc vouchers I spend fully on hair treatments. No point wasting money to patronise expensive hawkers

I try to avoid fast food liao and cdc vouchers are best spent at Mister Mobile b

 

[askxyz]

some self serving reasons they wouldn't reveal ?

 

[makann]

Today I jiaked chicken+pork chop coz I want to use the 10$ denomination

 

[grevq80o]

Some people hardly eat out and some people hardly cook. Those hardly eat out quickly finish their supermarket vouchers and left with many Hawker Centre vouchers. Similarly it’s the opposite for those who hardly cook.

Why can’t have all CDC vouchers useable at both supermarkets and hawker centres? And do away with the dumb $10 denomination. Just $5, $2 and $1 or, better still, $5 and $1 only will do.

No need skola to answer ur quackstion: two categories is to ensure Gov $ flow into the sector PAP wants. Simple.

If not they will gib chiu cash liao

 

[HushiePuppies]

Some people hardly eat out and some people hardly cook. Those hardly eat out quickly finish their supermarket vouchers and left with many Hawker Centre vouchers. Similarly it’s the opposite for those who hardly cook.

Why can’t have all CDC vouchers useable at both supermarkets and hawker centres? And do away with the dumb $10 denomination. Just $5, $2 and $1 or, better still, $5 and $1 only will do.

need ask those at people association / MCCY. The CDC voucher programme under their purview.

https://www.pa.gov.sg/our-network/community-development-councils/common-flagship-programmes/

 

[loganrunning]

Some people hardly eat out and some people hardly cook. Those hardly eat out quickly finish their supermarket vouchers and left with many Hawker Centre vouchers. Similarly it’s the opposite for those who hardly cook.

Why can’t have all CDC vouchers useable at both supermarkets and hawker centres? And do away with the dumb $10 denomination. Just $5, $2 and $1 or, better still, $5 and $1 only will do.

i'm no skolar, just a peasant farmer so i dun have any inside info.....

i recall initially, it was just 1 category, for hawkers and small shops including provision shops.
the next year, they introduced a 2nd category, for selected large supermarket chains (but not small chains with a few outlets).

pure guess only. probably the large supermarkets (guess their owners!) wanted a share of the voucher business. afterall, if the voucher holders shop at neighbourhood mom&pop provision shops, that means less business for the supermarkets.

 

[loganrunning]

not true leh. i eat out every meal so not enough HC vouchers but have problem spending the supermarket vouchers. And every time want to buy some small things such as detergent, need to think what to add so that can use the $10 vouchers.

I think most working couples don’t cook much also. It will balance out with those who don’t eat out much.

i use up my supermarket vouchers (cook at home). voucher donations welcome

 

[JustForFun]

Some people hardly eat out and some people hardly cook. Those hardly eat out quickly finish their supermarket vouchers and left with many Hawker Centre vouchers. Similarly it’s the opposite for those who hardly cook.

Why can’t have all CDC vouchers useable at both supermarkets and hawker centres? And do away with the dumb $10 denomination. Just $5, $2 and $1 or, better still, $5 and $1 only will do.

Many have voiced out same thing like what you shared but leaders stubbornly ignored ?

Cook at home eat healthily but "forced" to spent $$ on hawker unhealthy food using unhealthy cooking oil ?

Then those who lazy to cook can only stock up snacks, toiletries, detergents to finished up ?

The $$ denominations is a headache or challenges for seniors and children to spend hawker food as most eat small portions ? How to order cai png daily cost $10 ? Fixed $ denomination still have to top up real cash outstanding and hawker has to scan voucher CDC and handle cash as well ? So dumb ?

Such simple $ denomination issue so many years cannot resolve and talk about digitalisation and smart nation ? Hopeless ?

 

[deathan9el]

good idea actually
should be compatible for whatever purchases

as long as it's not for cigs/alcohol
those shops allowing the above, then can't be helped

unless others makes a report