The discount scheme, which was introduced in March, gives motorists a maximum 5p per litre reduction in duty.

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More than 2, 000 tenants took up the government's Right to Buy discount scheme for social housing in England during the last three months of 2012.

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Deutsche Telekom launched a generous discount scheme for commercial users last year, and recently announced a new offer for private diallers spending more than DM500 a month.

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But with fuel prices rising, there's a concern that, like the Air Discount Scheme, the discounted fares will catch up with the current standard fares all too quickly.

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Recently the Stormont Executive unveiled details of an extension to the Small Business Rates Relief Scheme which gives a 20% discount on rates to smaller premises.

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Households that are in receipt of benefits or tax credits and have more than three children living in them can claim a water bill discount through the Water Industry Charges (Vulnerable Groups) Scheme.

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He has widened a scheme which gives new businesses a year's discount of 50% if the premises were previously empty.

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He is due to receive another motorbike under the demobilisation scheme, which he will sell, doubtless at a hefty discount, to pay off his debts.

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So there's sure to be much interest in September when more than 200 private colleges begin offering the Independent 529 Plan--a complicated new scheme that lets you prepay a child's private college tuition at a discount to today's rates.

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