What's in the Stimulus?

A closer look at the $787 billion spending package

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39% TO FEDERAL AGENCIES/PROGRAMS $308.3 billion

61% TO INDIVIDUALS/STATES Including tax cuts and credits $478.9 billion

Includes payroll-tax cut, credits for first-time home purchases, higher education and more, as well as unemployment-tax breaks and help for car buyers

Tax provisions $288.3 billion

Funds go directly to states to help them narrow their deficits and bridge budget gaps

Relief to states $90 billion

Health, labor and education programs $71.3 billion

Housing and transportation programs* $61.2 billion

Unemployment and low-wage assistance $58.1 billion

Grants to states, mostly for...

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