The state can seek loans to pay its bills until more tax money comes in later this year.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

On Friday President Obama proposed tax credits for every new employee that a business hires this year.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

The 2-year plan calls for spending on public works and a tax cut for low-income Germans.

VOA: special.2009.01.16

The salary and pension cuts, plus a two percent increase in sales tax are aimed at reducing the country's deficit by four percent this year.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

The government has also submitted legislation that would increase the excise tax on beer by an average of 50 percent per year from 2010 to 2012.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

In this week's Republican address, the governor of the state of Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty,said the federal budget President Obama proposed for the 2010 year does not provide the tax relief he promised.

VOA: standard.2009.04.11