In a single day earlier this month, lawmakers approved ethics reform, repeal of a scheduled state gasoline tax increase, permission for gasoline stations to offer cash discounts, extension of a real estate conveyance tax designed to help municipalities, and fuel aid for the poor.
It would be mistaken to discount an extension of this effect to the UK.
Some real estate and authority executives expect Mr. Silverstein to demand a rent discount, a deadline extension and, perhaps, the elimination of the so-called cross-default clause.
Recently, a discount for eyelash extensions that a tiny beauty salon here offered through Groupon generated enough business to keep the salon's staff booked through May.
Nick Beeny, who set up Sendmediscounts.co.uk five years ago and lists only codes sent by retailers, says stores are increasingly seeing discount codes as an extension of their marketing activity.
The 35% discount in the proposed extension of Right to Buy would cost the government about £5.8 billion—money that would be much better spent building new houses.
This follows the increase of right-to-buy discounts, and the planned extension of right to buy to housing association tenants.
At another university, winning a national title in football might earn a coach a bonus, a contract extension and discounted appetizers at local restaurants.
Wooed by a Groupon salesman, the salon's 36-year-old owner, Yuri Umemoto, offered a 71 percent discount on its eyelash extensions.
[C6.] Reprieve for Phone Companies AT&T, MCI and other telephone companies that provide local calling by renting other carriers' equipment have received a six-month extension on discounted leasing rates while regulators work on competition rules.
AT&T, MCI and other telephone companies that provide local calling by renting other carriers' equipment have received a six-month extension on discounted leasing rates while regulators work on new competition rules.
