The goal, quite rightly, is to prevent incentives aimed at cutting waste from becoming incentives to commit fraud or malpractice.

The measure also prohibits insurers from paying doctors financial incentives aimed at encouraging them to limit patient care.

Below the line sales promotions are short-term incentives, largely aimed at consumers.

Sales of American-made cars and light trucks dropped by 3.6 percent in late May despite continuing incentives aimed at rekindling buyer interest.

Ms. Feldman emphasized improved early-retirement incentives, aimed at persuading 2,000 to 2,500 teachers to retire.

The phone companies have fought back with a barrage of incentives aimed at winning new broadband customers and holding on to existing ones.

"Congestion fees" were a variety of financial incentives aimed at ensuring power providers solved the congestion problem.

The directive can create incentives aimed at immediately reducing energy demand.

This programme includes a whole range of incentives and support measures aimed at achieving this objective.

Despite grumbling that some provisions seem intended mainly to tax successful people, some venture capitalists voiced clear support for the incentives aimed at small businesses.