In the earlier package, rebates were paid to all taxpayers regardless of income.
Democrats insisted that the recent economic stimulus package include rebate checks for 35 million families who work but earn too little to pay federal income tax, and we included additional benefits for families with children.
And some package and rebate deals on peripherals like printers and monitors can make sense if they apply to items you actually want.
And may you remain immune from Unopenable Package Syndrome, Rebate-Form Anxiety — and the Post-Holiday Blues.
That package included rebates for taxpayers — the White House says the checks will start to go out next month — and tax incentives intended to encourage businesses to invest.
WASHINGTON — Moving with uncommon speed, Congress gave final approval on Thursday to a $168 billion economic rescue package, including rebates for taxpayers and tax breaks for businesses, that lawmakers and President Bush hope will set off a rush of springtime spending and spark the slowing economy.
Back in Dubai, Tim Smythe, the chief executive of Filmworks, said the tax-free emirates also lack "incentive packages or rebates" for producers, so the only advantages are the locations.
The Democrats are quick, as a result, to support the $160 billion stimulus package, with its rebate checks that millions of Americans will be encouraged to spend, supporting demand.
"Without the stimulus of the tax rebate package," said Brian Sack, an economist at Macroeconomic Advisers, "we would have relatively flat growth over the middle of the year".
But the new figures show a decline in the first quarter of 2008, and only a small gain in the second quarter, when the Bush administration's stimulus package of tax rebate checks caused a brief spurt in consumer spending.
