Spending on public investments and job-creation measures in CPC FY2018 budget alternative, relative to CBO current law baseline (billions of dollars)

Total
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2018–2022 2018–2027 2017–2027
Mandatory measures
Sustained infrastructure program 0 254 254 254 193 193 166 166 166 166 166 1,147 1,975 1,975
Restore EUC to 99 weeks 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
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 46 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 24 70
Block grants to states (first responders, Medicaid, safety net etc) 46 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 24 70
Job creation tax credits (R&E, green manufacturing) 0 4 7 8 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 39 106 106
Affordable Child Care for All subsidy program 0 22 46 61 77 92 108 124 139 155 170 993 993 993
Reform child care tax incentives 0 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 21 48 48
Improve UI extended benefits 0 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 5 6 14 41 41
Expand EITC for childless workers 0 6 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 38 82 82
Subtotal, mandatory measures 173 377 320 338 295 313 302 320 338 355 373 2,339 3,332 3,506
Additional non-defense discretionary (NDD) public investments
Repeal BCA NDD cuts, both phases 0 21 33 39 43 46 48 50 52 52 53 182 437 437
Investments (NDD increases over removing BCA) 79 80 90 110 142 171 194 213 232 251 271 593 1,754 1,833
Subtotal, additional NDD increases relative to current law 79 101 123 149 185 217 243 263 283 303 324 775 2,192 2,270
Total, job creation measures and public investments 252 478 444 487 480 530 545 584 621 658 697 3,115 5,524 5,776

Note: Figures are for fiscal years. Numbers may not add due to rounding.

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