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Article: United states: Energy tax breaks, spending in US stimulus plan.
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- February 18, 2009
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Byline: prashant03
President Barack Obama signed into law on Tuesday a $787 billion stimulus package to help revive the American economy.
The package includes billions of dollars in energy tax breaks and financial incentives and billions more to support energy infrastructure projects:
"We are taking big steps down the road to energy independence, laying the groundwork for new green energy economies that can create countless well-paying jobs," Obama said in Denver, where he signed the measure.
The stimulus package:
Provides $5 billion to help 1 million low-income families weatherize their homes with energy savings windows, ...