The congressional budget process: A brief primer

James Capretta
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AEI Economic Perspectives, 2018

Abstract: The current budget process was written for a time when appropriations spending was dominant; it does not work as well with so much of the federal budget devoted to spending that occurs automatically on entitlement programs. Further, the current process does not facilitate executive-legislative agreement on budgetary aggregates, which is an important reason for instability and uncertainty in federal finances.

Keywords: federal budget; federal debt; federal government; AEI Economic Perspectives (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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