Wrong decision by Govt. for not giving school vouchers

Jul 21, 2021 Letters

Dear Editor,

• The Business community that deals solely in school items is not happy the decision from the government in distributing cash vouchers.
• The Government had said they will give away $15,000 in cash and $4,000 in vouchers but gave only cash.
• Voucher forces parents to buy school materials that will go 99% towards the students.
• I am a supplier and dealer in school uniform and clothes accessories. Myself and many other businesses are disappointed in this decision.
• Businesses used to collect hundreds and thousands of vouchers at the end of the school holiday. Those vouchers went directly to the kids. The government was accepting applications by businesses for the cashing of vouchers but did the opposite of what they said.
• Vouchers supposed to be given after date of reopening of schools is set.
• Some parents will finish that cash on their personal use and none goes towards the kids’ school stuff.
• Many small businesses that deal directly with these items are going out of business; especially with the Chinese competitors.
Yours faithfully
Zakir Ally

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