Adopting a Long-Term Budget Focus: Challenges and Proposals

Lynch, Megan Suzanne ; Labonte, Marc ; Levit, Mindy R.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Budgets;    Federal budgets;    Federal budget process;   

RP-ID  :  R41516
RP-ID  :  R41516_2011Jan13

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Report concerning the current federal budget process, including criticisms of that process. Information is provided regarding the current horizons used in the budget process, including already existing long-term components; the rationale for increased focus on long term budgeting; general challenges to long-term budgeting; and an analysis of general proposals that have been made to increase the focus of long-term budgeting in the budget process.