
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, March 6, 1992                   TAG: 9203060116
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

MANY WANT WITHHOLDING SAME, SURVEY INDICATES

Large numbers of American workers are saying "no, thanks" to President Bush's election-year offer of a bit more take-home pay now in exchange for smaller tax refunds next year.

An informal survey by of large employers and payroll-preparation services shows that in some companies nearly half the workers are filing new W-4 forms to keep income-tax withholding at last year's level.

If that trend holds, it would do serious damage to Bush's idea of injecting an extra $2 billion a month into the economy simply by giving workers part of their tax refunds in advance. - Associated Press

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