A NT$2 plastic bag at a New Taipei City McDonald’s was the lowest spend to win the NT$10 million (US$312,774) special prize in the January-February uniform invoice lottery, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday.
Fourteen invoice receipts matched the winning number 87510041, with 11 of them under NT$100, the ministry said.
Other winning receipts included a NT$4 Foodpanda fee, and NT$39 purchases at a 7-Eleven at the National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei and a FamilyMart in Yilan County.
Photo: Cheng Chi-fang, Taipei Times
Meanwhile, the highest spend to win NT$10 million was NT$1,579 for a meal in Taipei.
In addition, 19 invoices matched the winning number for the NT$2 million grand prize, which was 32220522.
The lowest spend that won NT$2 million was a NT$6 handling fee at a 7-Eleven in Taoyuan, the ministry said.
Receipts matching the numbers 21677046, 44662410 and 31262513 are eligible for the first prize of NT200,000.
A total of 109 receipts won the special, grand and first prizes, as well as the special cloud receipt prize of NT$1 million, with a prize sum over NT$274 million, the ministry said, adding that 77 of the receipts were stored in the cloud rather than physical copies.
Winners can claim their prizes from April 6 to July 6.
The ministry’s Taxation Administration encouraged consumers to opt for cloud receipts, which are eligible for standard and cloud-exclusive receipt lotteries and reduce carbon emissions by eliminating paper receipts.
The uniform invoice lottery, held every two months, was introduced to encourage consumers to request receipts and help prevent tax evasion.
It is funded by 3 percent of annual business tax revenue, which is built into the prices of most goods and services.
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