House votes to extend tax breaks
Bill has levy rise for investment managers, crackdown on foreign havens
Posted: December 10, 2009 at 6:14 a.m.
The House voted Wednesday to extend $31 billion in popular tax breaks, including an income-tax deduction for sales and property taxes, to be financed with a tax increase on investment-fund managers and a crackdown on international tax cheats.
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