Democrats want to make coronavirus relief provisions permanent in new package Follow Us Question of the Day By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times - Sunday, March 14, 2021 The cost of President Biden‘s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package is on track to double if popular provisions like an expansion of the child tax credit are made permanent, which is exactly what Democrats say they plan to do. The new package includes a one-year expansion of the child tax credit and bolsters other popular tax breaks like the earned income credit. If made permanent, it would be expected to increase the cost of the package to as high as $4 trillion.