Citizen's Guide to the Federal Budget, & The Budget System & Concepts (2000)

Citizen's Guide to the Federal Budget, & The Budget System & Concepts (2000)
Author: Michael Brostek
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2000-07
Genre:
ISBN: 0788188305

Gives you a walking tour of the Fed. budget. Outlines how the Government raises revenues and spends money, how the Pres. and Congress enact the budget, why the budget deficit and Fed. debt have been problems, and what the Pres. hopes to accomplish with his 2000 budget. Includes a description of the budget documents and the budget system: the budget process; coverage of the budget; collections; budget authority and other budgetary resources, obligations, and outlays; Fed. credit; budget deficit or surplus and means of financing; Fed. employment; basis for budget figures; principal budget laws; and glossary of budget terms. Charts and tables.

Citizen's Guide to the Federal Budget

Citizen's Guide to the Federal Budget
Author: DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 59
Release: 1995-07
Genre:
ISBN: 0788119168

Provides a basic sense of what the budget is, how the Government raises and spends money, why it has generated budget deficits over the years, and why you should care about the deficit. Also provides an explanation of the President's budget policies to date, and what he plans for the future.