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Trump Infrastructure Plan Excluded From March 16 US Budget Presentation

© AP Photo / Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool ImagePresident Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, as Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., listen
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, as Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., listen - Sputnik International
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The Trump administration is not going to unveil its infrastructure plan during the presentation of the budget blueprint on March 16, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said in a briefing on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — When asked whether the infrastructure plan would be a part of the budget proposal, Spicer stated, "No, that is separate."

US President Donald J. Trump delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington, DC, USA, 28 February 2017 - Sputnik International
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Spicer did not specify when the Trump administration will release the promised $ 1 trillion package aimed at repairing infrastructure across the United States.

The Office of Management and Budget noted in February that the blueprint would boost defense spending to $603 billion in 2018.

Budget cuts have been planned via elimination of programs at the State Department and the Environmental Protection Agency, according to media reports.

Trump has repeatedly pledged to ‘massively‘ cut both corporate and individual income taxes in the US and boost infrastructure spending so that the generation of wealth gains traction from higher levels of investment.

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