EU and Canada have accused Obama of protectionism.

KommentariiPlanov gromade16.01.2009Kongress the U.S. supported the rescue of an old program of the U.S. economy and to take up novoyEvrosoyuz and Canada criticized a plan to stimulate the U.S. economy presented by Barack Obama, for redundant protection, reports BBC News. In the "Obama plan", which is called "Buy American" (Buy American), says that during the construction works financed from the budget, may be used only steel and industrial goods produced in the United States.
U.S. House of Representatives approved the "Obama plan" 28 January 2009 and referred the document to the Senate. On the anti-crisis measures financed from the state budget proposed for the U.S. 819 billion dollars. Of these funds 544 billion dollars will be spent on direct investment, while the remaining 275 billion U.S. economy will be in the form of tax breaks.
Initially the "Obama plan" includes the allocation from the budget of 825 billion dollars, but the House of Representatives reduced the size gosinvestitsy for six billion dollars. As expected, when considering the Senate document can be reviewed, resulting in a funding "Obama plan" would require up to 887 billion dollars. The point is that the Senate Committee on Finance intends to significantly increase the amount of tax deductions.