The Stimulus Plan: Where the Money Would Go
Jan. 29: This chart has been updated to reflect the stimulus plan passed by the House.
The economic stimulus plan approved by the U.S. House of Representatives would spend almost $819 billion on programs to create jobs, cut taxes and help lower-income Americans. The chart below breaks down spending by category. Scroll over a box for details; right click to zoom in on a category.
Source: Congressional Budget Office and HR 1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
If you would like to compare this version of the economic stimulus plan with the previous version, made from House summaries of the bill, click here.
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