Fourth Stimulus Check Updates: $2,000 Payments How Did It Never Emerged
Pennsylvania’s residents were hopeful that they could get up to $2,000 in a state stimulus check, unfortunately, the payments never emerged. Governor Tom Wolf has revealed why he was unable to deliver on the plan he wraps up his tenure as the state’s Gov.
According to a published post by International Business Times, he said $2000 would be a nice help with the funds as families in the state struggled with higher prices due to inflation. He asked himself why he couldn’t get that done.
The known PA Opportunity Plan received pushback because of worries that it was set to come from federal funds and but Wolf had also been hopeful that a surplus in state budget money would have allowed him to help and support the families that are struggling and in need.
The plan of his would have cost $1.7 billion, it was set to send ouearn0imulus checks to households that are struggling and earns incomes of $80,000 or in addition to that is $225 million in support for small their businesses, $204 million for direct property tax relief, and lastly $450 million to invest in the revitalization, conservation and preservation of Pennsylvania’s communities.
Fourth Stimulus Check Updates: Why $2,000 Payments Never Emerged (Photo: International Business Times)
Fourth $2,000 Stimulus Check Payments Never Emerged
While Wolf was not sure why his plan to help never came to be, Republicans criticized his second attempt to get the plan approved over the summer.
Republicans were advancing a significant inflation-fighting economic agenda. They said that While Gov. Wolf and his legislative partners spent the entire spring and budget negotiations working to put forward policies that would only worsen the record-breaking inflation that has risen costs on even the most necessities and crushed real salary growth.
Residents of the state still hoped for some sort of help in the form of stimulus aid, as the prices have continued to cause issues for many people especially those who are struggling. Meanwhile, according to AAA, the current national average price for gasoline is $3.159 per gallon across the United States.
As of Dec. 17 Pennsylvanians are facing an average price of $3.688 per gallon the seventh-highest average in the country. The only states with higher averages were Washington, Nevada, California, Hawaii, Alaska, and Oregon.
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