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Update on School Funding for Term 2, 2020/21 4 January, 2021, Port-of-Spain: Funding, in the aggregate amount of $22M for Government and Government Assisted Secondary Schools was made available on Tuesday 2nd February and Thursday 4th February 2021, respectively. Schools were contacted on Tuesday 2nd February and alerted that releases were received and being processed and thus, supplier engagement could begin. The School Supervision and Management Division began contacting principals today (Thursday) for the collection of packages with the allocations to their respective schools. The Minist...

the president will lay out a speech to the nation, and democratic sources are telling us that it calls for $300 billion in tax break, incentives and other spending offset by an equal amount of budget cuts. this is being described as a major make-or-break moment for the president. we will discuss it along with mitt romney's competing plan that he unveiled today, but first on the phone, chief white house correspondent jessica yellin with the details. jessica, this $300 billion figure, and what are the detailing of it? >> hi, anderson. with people in discussions with the white house con...

he'll lay it out thursday night to congress and the nation. democratic sources telling us tonight it calls for about $300 billion in tax breaks, incentives and other spending offset by equal amount of budget cuts. it's being described as a make or break moment for the president. we'll discuss it along with mitt romney's competing plan which he unveiled today. first jessica yellin. >> reporter: democratic sources in discussions with the white house confirm that $300 billion figure has been the working figure for the jobs package for at least a week now. it would mean as you say 300 bi...

incentives and other spending offset by equal amount of budget cuts. it's being described as a make or break moment for the president. we'll discuss it along with mitt romney's competing plan which he unveiled today. first jessica yellin. >> reporter: democratic sources in discussions with the white house confirm that $300 billion figure has been the working figure for the jobs package for at least a week now. it would mean as you say 300 billion in both spending and then cuts. the white house has said that this will be a revenue-neutral package. so that would mean that in addition t...