Dems Want To Make COVID-19 Relief Provisions Permanent In New Package Washington Times (DC) 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. "Overall, we could be looking at the cost of this package doubling from $2 trillion to $4 trillion over the decade," said Brian Riedl, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. "And if that happens, interestingly, the permanent extensions will cost as much as the 2017 tax cuts."