Spending on public investments and job-creation measures in CPC FY2017 budget alternative, relative to CBO current law baseline (billions of dollars)

Total
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2017–2021 2017–2026 2016–2026
Job creation measures and public investments—mandatory spending
Sustained infrastructure program 104 104 109 113 113 113 114 117 118 120 122 551 1,143 1,247
Restore Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) to 99 weeks 26 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 32
Hard Work Tax Credit 61 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 76
Public works jobs program and aid to distressed communities 76 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 38 114
Invest in teachers and K-12 schools 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15
Block grants to states (first responders, Medicaid, safety net, etc.) 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15
Job creation credits (R&D, green manufacturing) 0 2 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 20 48 48
Affordable quality child care for low- and moderate-income families 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 25 79 79
Reform child care tax incentives 0 1 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 16 40 40
Improve Unemployment Insurance (UI) extended benefits 0 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 12 37 37
Expand Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for childless workers 0 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 29 67 67
Subtotal, job creation measures 294 172 128 136 138 140 143 147 153 156 161 714 1,475 1,769
Additional nondefense discretionary (NDD) public investments
Repeal BCA NDD cuts, both phases 0 18 37 46 51 55 57 59 61 63 65 206 513 513
Investments (NDD increases over removing BCA) 1 24 59 91 124 155 179 199 219 238 259 453 1,548 1,549
Subtotal, additional NDD increases relative to current law 1 42 96 137 174 210 237 259 280 302 324 659 2,060 2,061
Total, job creation measures and public investments 295 214 224 273 312 350 380 406 433 458 485 1,373 3,535 3,830

Note: Numbers may not add due to rounding.

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