Big-spending Joe Biden announces $6 trillion budget plan to boost US economy
Joe Biden is set to start a long pitched battle with Republicans Credit: REUTERS Joe Biden is set to unveil plans on Friday for the biggest sustained US government spending since the Second World War in a record-shattering proposed budget for next year. It would amount to more than one quarter of America's gross domestic product (GDP) and see annual spending rising to a projected $8.2 trillion by 2031. The proposal will mark the start of a long pitched battle with Republicans ahead of the deadline for approval of a budget at the end of September. Under Mr Biden's plan, the budget deficit wou...