U.S. president suggests $ 8.5 billion in new antivirus program budget March 6 at 6:09
President Trump of the United States has set aside $ 8.5 billion, or more than three times the amount announced last month, of urgent budgetary measures seeking congressional approval to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Yen scale).
On Tuesday, President Trump addressed a meeting attended by representatives of counties across the United States, and after consultations in Congress on urgent budgetary measures seeking approval from Congress, including to prevent the spread of infection, resulted in a budget increase. He stated that the total amount could be as high as $ 8.5 billion (JPY 910 billion).
Regarding budgetary measures, the Trump administration last month indicated that it would raise $ 2.5 billion (JPY 270 billion in Japanese yen), but it is not enough from opposition and Democratic members as the number of infected people in the country is increasing Some asked for a significant increase.
If realized, the budget would be more than three times the budget.