Economics

Mnuchin Proposes $500 BillionĀ in Checks Based on Income, Family Size

WATCH: Trump says the size of the checks that will be going out to Americans are ā€œto be determined."Source: Bloomberg
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The Trump administration proposed sending Americans two rounds of checks, totaling $500 billion, in an attempt to limit the economic damage caused by the coronavirus.

Government payments would arrive on April 6 and May 18, in equal value, based on the an outline of the White House’s coronavirus stimulus plan obtained by Bloomberg News. The amount of the payment would be linked to income and number of children in a family.