US under Trump Series: Budget proposals of President Trump
US President Donald Trump released his budget proposals for 2018 and it looks just as he said it might. Among $3.9 trillion US budget, only 27 percent or about $1.1 trillion is under discretionary segment and rest is mandatory spending. Every year, the congress and the President fight over this 27 percent. More than 50 percent of this discretionary budget is spent on the military.
As promised, President Trump has proposed,
Spending increase:
These three areas are the only where proposed spending have been increased.
Spending reduced:
This skinny but strong proposal has triggered furor among both Democrats and Republicans. The budget is unlikely to get passed as is.
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