The governor hopes that shipping of the $ 1,400 will begin by the end of April

The Governor Pedro Pierluisi, announced today that he hopes to ship its third check by the end of this April $ 1,400 economic stimulus.

This was said during his report on the state situation on Capitol Hill, where he also assured that the federal government was “treating Puerto Rico fairly” with the pandemic rescue plan.

The island would receive approx $ 20 billion in funds related to the US bailout.

“Many of our citizens will receive an economic stimulus of $ 1,400, and they can rest assured that once the federal treasury gives us the go-ahead, the Treasury Department is ready to disburse the money and it will go straight to the pockets. of our people, ”said Pierluisi.

On the other hand, he emphasized that the Treasury has circulated $ 249 million in admissions to more than 350,000 taxpayers.

As of Monday, people over 16 years old can be vaccinated in Puerto Rico

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