Tuesday, February 2, 2021

S&P approves Biden coronavirus relief plan

President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief proposal would restore the economy to pre-pandemic levels by this summer, according to an analysis published Monday by S&P Global.

"We find that if the $1.9 trillion package were put into law, the U.S. economy would reach pre-crisis levels in the second quarter of 2021, with a stronger demand-driven path of growth through 2023," the report said.

Biden's proposal would also set the economy on course to exceed its pre-pandemic growth path until the end of 2022, when it would start to slow, S&P said.

On the jobs front, S&P said the injection of government funds would likely push unemployment down below 4 percent by mid-2023, a year earlier than its current forecast.

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S&P also analyzed the $618 billion counter-proposal for COVID-19 relief offered by a group of 10 Republican senators.

That measure would also boost growth, but maintain a lower growth path over time, according to S&P's projections.

  The Hill
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