Some of the first places to offer rebates, such as New Mexico and Louisiana, now have impressive sound stages and a deep pool of production workers.
In the past Xinji has found it hard to benefit from export-tax rebates, such as those announced by the central government late last year in an effort to revive labour-intensive industries.
Rebates such as those applied by Intel are recognised in many jurisdictions around the world as anti-competitive and unlawful because the effect in practice is to deny consumers a choice of products.
"Looking at previous rebates, such as the checks sent out after Hurricane Katrina or money sent to Florida residents after a series of hurricanes, it does seem that American consumers go out and spend; they don't typically save this money," says Kimberly Greenberger, retail analyst at Citi Investment Research.
Research online rebate websites, such as Ebates, Big Crumbs, PandaCashBack and Mr. Rebate's shopping websites.
Whatever happens in the relatively narrow debate over property tax rebates, such austerity measures as the imposition of sales taxes on new products, a virtual freeze in aid to schools and towns, and cuts to the state work force are still looming.
They also pledged to continue rebates for consumers, such as California's $2,500 incentive to purchase an electric or fuel cell vehicle.
Some manufacturers have a mailing list to receive coupons, samples and rebates for things such as diapers, formula, baby food, cleaning supplies and personal care products.
Further, we collected additional explanatory information on discounts, rebates or other arrangements such as cost-free medicines or rebates in kind.
The story did not get well told, but in the last six months, as provisions such as rebates on prescription drugs and children no longer being excluded from insurance for pre-existing conditions kick in, that has begun to change, he believes.
