u . s . president george w . bush and the leaders from both the parties have reached consensus on us $ 150 billion in tax shelter in an effort to helped spur the united states economy . voa white hall correspondent scott stearns has the story . the settlement includes provision to give up to about $ 600 in tax taxes to dozens of payroll earners and an alternate us $ 300 coupons for each kid . it encourages individuals to swiftly write off 50 percent of resource apparatus purchases .
The Congress wants to boost the economy.