Unemployment Insurance Extension
Maximum Amount:
$8.30 billion
Deficit Impact:
$8.30 billion The Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act extends unemployment insurance benefits for the first two months of 2012 and keeps the maximum numbers of weeks for collecting benefits at 99. The cost of this extension is $8.3 billion.
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Notes:
Maximum amount and deficit impact represent the gross cost of the provision. Amount spent is based on CRFB extrapolation.
