A Hongkonger got the major lols when he opened a letter from the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD), only to find a cheque for the amoung of HK$1.
The citizen, although happy to receive money, felt it was an incredible waste of taxpayers’ money for the IRD to send him a HK$1 cheque for tax rebate, as postage fee alone was HK$1.70.
The IRD explained that cheques for tax rebates are usually sent together with the notice of assessment and so no extra postage fee is wasted.
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Experts suggests the HK government learn from foreign countries, where citizen’s bank account information is obtained so that tax rebates can be reimbursed directly via a bank transfer.
Source: The Sun
