Mr. Ashcroft, a former senator, has told lawmakers that the Justice Department needs the package approved this week, though lawmakers will be away until Thursday to observe the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashana.

Scott McClellan, the White House spokesman, said today that the administration still opposed a loan to Iraq, but was willing to work with Congress to get the package approved.

If the commission endorses the package and the legislature approves, the increases would take effect in 1991, after the gubernatorial and legislative elections in 1990.

Unlike the original House plan, which called for the $80 billion tax cut to be paid for out of projected budget surpluses, the package approved today would be paid for by raising other taxes.

First, the package worked out by the Clinton Administration and approved by the Senate does not resume military aid to Pakistan.

Defining the Final Work The package approved by the White House and Congressional leaders involves both higher revenue, perhaps from a change in the capital gains tax, and one-time spending cuts.

The package approved today consists of a $50 million loan and $64.3 million in credit.

But Mr. Jones said the public mood has changed, making it easier to get such a package approved.

And, if we do it as well here in the Parliament, I really believe it will be possible to get this package approved - after the necessary negotiations, of course, and we are ready.

No." The final package approved tonight by the Senate contains these five bills: *One measure included $315 billion for the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Education.