17 mln receipts registered in lottery

The Ministry of Finance said that over 17 million receipts were registered in a nationwide lottery in October. Of that number, 375,000 receipts come from hairdressers and beauty salons, a selected category that will be awarded with a special prize in this month's draw. In October, consumers registered around 23,000 receipts per hour or half a million per day. The first draw is scheduled for November 16, the lucky winner will get an Opel Astra. The aim of the lottery launched on October 1 is to encourage Poles to take receipts from stores. Every receipt valued at 10 PLN or more may be registered online and take part in the lottery with monthly pool of prizes worth PLN 100,000.