Congress isn't ready for this initiative, but it is the most stimulative economic program available, three times the multiplier impact of checks in the mail.

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Mr Neil told the committee "1% GDP investment in infrastructure can generate 3% economic growth per annum" and therefore the multiplier impact was much larger than in resource spending.

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Infrastructure spending carries a 1.3 times multiplier impact.

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The generally accepted multiplier used to figure economic impact for new payroll additions to local economies is 6 to 7 times the amount of the payroll.

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