Taiwan to add more NT$500 prizes to cloud invoice lottery

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced yesterday that it will add more NT$500 (US$15.71) prizes to its bimonthly cloud invoice lottery this year, starting with the July-August draw on Sept. 25.Taiwan’s uniform invoice lottery is drawn on the 25th day of odd-numbered months -- January, March, May, July, September and November. Each draw covers receipts issued during the preceding two calendar months.Lou Mei-chung (樓美鐘), director-general of the MOF’s Taxation Administration, said the ministry decided to increase the number of NT$500 cloud-invoice prizes after assessing the prize redemption rate. Uniform invoices are pictured in Taipei in an undated photograph. Photo: Cheng Chi-fang, Taipei Times The number of NT$500 prizes exclusively available to cloud invoice holders will be increased by