Stimulus Spending Hits 30 Percent
Spending under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has passed $237 billion, or 30 percent of the total, according to the latest government figures. According to Recovery.gov, federal agencies have spent over $145 billion. Meanwhile, the Office of Tax Analysis, a division of the Treasury Department, reports that $92.8 billion in tax relief had gone out the door as of the end of October.
You can track stimulus spending by agency at our handy Stimulus Progress Bar.
This article is part of an ongoing investigation:
Officials have struggled to spend the nearly $800 billion stimulus package quickly and effectively.
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