Economic stimulus package getting more expensive
And that is our top story this midday.Hello, I'm Rosemary Shultz.The economic stimulus package is getting more expensive as it works its way through Congress.Democrats pushed through a round of tax breaks and now Republicans are ready to do the same.But some Senators from both parties are watching with a skeptical eye, looking for ways to slash billions from the bill.Karen Brown reports.The price tag on President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan is inching closer to 1-trillion dollars.
The second economic stimulus package to be announced next month will have to be bigger and more comprehensive than the first if it is to have an impact on the domestic market, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.