The US House of Representatives has adopted a $ 1.9 trillion stimulus package for the affected American economy. This is reported by TASS.
Most of the funds will be used to distribute money to Americans: taxpayers with earnings of up to $ 75 thousand a year will receive $ 1.4 thousand. It is noted that there are most of them in the country.
In addition, in addition to the unemployment benefits paid by the states, there will be a federal co-payment ($ 300 per week) until August. Another $ 130 billion will go to help schools to overcome the coronavirus pandemic, and $ 40 billion should go to colleges and universities.
As stated at a March 10 briefing by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, US President Joe Biden will sign the document passed by Congress on Friday, March 12.
On March 6, the Senate of the US Congress voted in favor of the package of measures.
The new support package will be the largest. In March 2020, at the height of the first wave of the pandemic, the US government allocated $ 1.8 trillion to fight the crisis. Then 70 million Americans received payments in the amount of $ 1,200. Before the presidential elections in November, the House of Representatives and the White House discussed another package for two trillion, but could not agree.