New Corona U.S. Economic Countermeasures The opposition parties bargain in view of the presidential election March 28, 14:04
In the United States, in response to the spread of the new coronavirus, a law enacted by President Trump that included the largest ever economic measure in the past, exceeding 230 trillion yen in Japanese yen, was enacted. However, the opposition and the Democratic Party have promptly called for additional fiscal stimulus following the surge in unemployed people, etc., and responding to the new virus is also the stage of ruling and opposition parties looking at the fall presidential election. Has become.
President Trump signed a bill containing urgent economic measures passed by Congress yesterday, and a law was passed to implement the budget.
With a total budget of $ 2.2 trillion, or approximately 237 trillion yen in Japanese yen, roughly three times the size of the emergency measures in the event of the 2008 Lehman Shock, the expansion of personal cash benefits and treatment of the unemployed, the aviation industry Includes financial support for
"It's the biggest economic bailout in American history. It's an urgent need for workers, families and businesses," he said.
However, in the United States, the spread of the new coronavirus has not stopped, and the number of applications for unemployment insurance per week has exceeded 3 million, making it the worst ever, and opposition parties and Democrats are urgently calling for additional fiscal action. Is also up.
President Trump has positioned the realization of economic measures as a real achievement, but responding to the new virus is also setting the stage for the ruling and opposition parties to look ahead to the fall presidential election.