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New vote on Wallstreet bailout

Catherine Deshayes

Yesterday, September 30^th, TheMoveChannel.com reported that the rescue plan to bailout Wallstreet had been rejected by the House of Congress, despite having the backing of both presidential candidates. Today, the US Senate will vote on a new version of the plan, reviving hopes that further damage to the global economy can be stopped...

Under the original rescue plan, the American Government was to commit £385 billion of taxpayer's money to buying up bad debts and restoring confidence in the global economic markets, which are currently in turmoil.

There were 133 Republicans and 95 Democrats voting against the plan, which had been widely attacked in the run-up to the vote.

U.S. stocks suffered their worst fall in 21 years after the initial plan was rejected. Today, the stocks have climbed again following news that the bailout package has been resurrected, and will be voted upon tonight (Wednesday October 1^st), which is around 12.30 on Thursday October 2^nd British time.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index shot up by more than five per cent, its biggest one-day gain in six years, and Asian stocks followed suit.

The revised package adds substantial tax cuts - if passed, it would increase the amount of individual deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp from to £140,360 from £56,000, in a bid to boost confidence in banks. These alterations are meant to appeal to Republicans.

If the new plan is passed in the House of Congress- it needs to obtain at least 12 more House votes than the original rescue proposal received - it would mean that legislation would be passed giving the Government billions of dollars to buy deeply discounted mortgage-backed securities.

The new plan also includes a provision to prevent more than 20 million middle-class taxpayers from feeling the bite of the alternative minimum tax, £4 billion in tax relief for those hit by natural disasters in the Midwest, Texas and Louisiana and £35 billion in renewable energy incentives and extensions of expiring tax breaks.

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