Thursday, December 31, 2020

$2000 coronavirus stimulus cheques unlikely to pass in US Senate


Republicans in the US Senate have effectively ended any chance of coronavirus stimulus cheques being boosted to $2000 in the near future.

$600 direct payments for many Americans were part of the latest relief package approved by Congress earlier this month…but Democrats and US President Donald Trump have been pushing for more.

Our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson has more.

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