Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Direct cash payments likely as lawmakers near Covid aid deal

 WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders and the White House are nearing agreement on a roughly $900 billion coronavirus relief deal that will likely include a new round of direct payments, three sources familiar with the negotiations said Wednesday.

The emerging package will include enhanced federal jobless benefits, small-business funding, and money to distribute Covid-19 vaccines. The dollar amount of the stimulus payments has not yet been determined — some aides said it could be $600 per person while others said it may be higher.

Negotiators have not yet settled on an income cap for the direct payments, as was done for the previous round of payments approved in March.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/direct-cash-payments-under-consideration-lawmakers-near-covid-aid-deal-n1251384

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