The new incentive, described in more detail a recent post by the China film consultant Rob Cain, is aimed at getting that share back to 50 percent by creating a rebate to theater owners of the fees — 5 percent of all ticket sales — paid by exhibitors to the National Film Development Funds Management Committee.
By creating a rebate relationship with a retailer and manufacturer, the consumer is already willing to provide personal data to inform remarketing efforts to help shape future sales.
State agencies will create a temporary rebate program to encourage homeowners to replace water-guzzling appliances with high-efficiency ones.
Ms. Fox said she believes it will be possible to phase out rebates, create a secure market for trading energy credits, welcome large solar system operators and still protect many — if not all — small installers.
based in Oakland, Calif., said the administration plan would impair its ability to negotiate lower drug prices for its 8.5 million members because it suggested that discounts and rebate payments create "a prosecutorial risk" under the kickback law.
In addition, economist Bruce Bartlett has argued that the rebate would create a large opportunity for fraud, treats children disparately, and would constitute a welfare payment regardless of need.
One possibility would be to create a new progressive national consumption tax, with the revenues to be rebated directly to the states on a per-pupil basis, provided that the states reduced their taxes commensurately.
Mr. Kiswani asked an architect to create a set of renovation plans so that buyers could see past the dismemberment, and also persuaded the sponsor to offer a $300 per month rebate on the maintenance for three years.
What if instead of giving rebates we helped create an investor society by seeding universal investment accounts?
The budget also creates a new $350 tax rebate for families with incomes between $40,000 and $300,000 and who have at least one child.
The very helpful representative I eventually spoke with explained that they were being inundated with calls about the tax rebate, creating a logjam at the switchboard.
