Incentives hints of election goodies

The government is offering budget incentives to people, reason to help the people when the cost of living are rising. Some people also see it as a sign of election coming. Does the government only gives out incentives during election period? If that is the case, that incentive will have to last for 4 years before the next election. During that time some people will also speculate that incentives given will be collected back as taxes. Every year we have to pay our taxes and until some accountant would clear the air with some calculations on the amount of taxes vs the incentives given, the link of give and take will be there. Perhaps ways to reduce the cost would be a better way.