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| The '''United States federal budget''' is a |
The '''United States federal budget''' is a federal document which outlines funding recommendations for the next ], which begins on October 1st. The American Congress develops a budget resolution, based on recommendations from the ], and approves individual ]s to allocate fundings to various federal programs recommended in the budget. | ||
| Each year the President of the United States submits |
Each year, on the first Monday in February, the President of the United States submits his budget request to Congress for the following fiscal year: | ||
| * United States federal budget, 2008 - $2.9 trillion (submitted February 2007 by ])<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/05/bush.budget.ap/index.html</ref> | * United States federal budget, 2008 - $2.9 trillion (submitted February 2007 by ])<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/05/bush.budget.ap/index.html</ref> | ||
| * ] - $2.8 trillion (submitted February 2006 by ]) | * ] - $2.8 trillion (submitted February 2006 by ]) | ||
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The United States federal budget is a federal document which outlines funding recommendations for the next fiscal year, which begins on October 1st. The American Congress develops a budget resolution, based on recommendations from the President, and approves individual appropriations bills to allocate fundings to various federal programs recommended in the budget.
Each year, on the first Monday in February, the President of the United States submits his budget request to Congress for the following fiscal year:
- United States federal budget, 2008 - $2.9 trillion (submitted February 2007 by President Bush)
- United States federal budget, 2007 - $2.8 trillion (submitted February 2006 by President Bush)
- United States federal budget, 2006 - $2.6 trillion (submitted February 2005 by President Bush)
- United States federal budget, 2005 - $2.4 trillion (submitted 2004 by President Bush)
- United States federal budget, 2004 - $2.2 trillion (submitted 2003 by President Bush)
- United States federal budget, 2003 - $2.1 trillion (submitted 2002 by President Bush)
- United States federal budget, 2002 - $2.0 trillion (submitted 2001 by President Bush)
- United States federal budget, 2001 - $1.8 trillion (submitted 2000 by President Clinton)
- United States federal budget, 2000 - $1.8 trillion (submitted 1999 by President Clinton)
- United States federal budget, 1999 - $1.7 trillion (submitted 1998 by President Clinton)
- United States federal budget, 1998 - $1.7 trillion (submitted 1997 by President Clinton)
- United States federal budget, 1997 - $1.6 trillion (submitted 1996 by President Clinton)
- United States federal budget, 1996 - $1.6 trillion (submitted 1995 by President Clinton)
See also
External links
- The President's Budget of the United States Government, FY 1996 -- present
- TheBudgetGraph.com a visual representation of the 2007 federal discretionary budget.
- The Heritage Foundation's "Federal Revenue and Spending Chart Book"
- FederalSpending.org "Federal Contracts and Grants"
References
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