WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday that targeted tax credits for small businesses might be helpful as a job-creation measure provided that there is confidence the economy will grow.

“There is a pretty good case for looking at targeted tax incentives to encourage both investment and new hiring and we’re going to take a careful look at all those proposals,” he said on Fox Business News.

He said the Obama administration was "looking at extending a bunch of other special tax incentives," in addition to provisions for an expansion of loss carrybacks that was announced previously by the White House. ((Reporting by Glenn Somerville, Editing by Gary Crosse)) ((glenn.somerville@thomsonreuters.com; +1-202-898-8377; Reuters Messaging: glenn.somerville.reuters.com@reuters.net)) ((Multimedia versions of Reuters Top News are now available for: * 3000 Xtra: visit topnews.session.rservices.com

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