Donald Trump's biggest cuts in the budget. The Health Department will undergo sharp slimming
The proposed budget provides for the purpose of $ 93.8 billion. on the Department of Health and Social Welfare, which is reduction by as much as $ 33.3 billion, i.e. 26.2 percent, compared to this year's budget of $ 127 billion – writes Reuters.
From this cut by $ 18 billion, i.e. by 40 percent It will apply to the National Institute of Health, leaving him a budget of $ 27 billion. The White House wants to completely cut the financing for four out of 27 institutes and agency centers and consolidate the remaining five institutes.
This proposal reduces the budget of control centers and prevention of diseases by almost halfor almost $ 3.6 billion, leaving it with $ 4 billion. The White House did not propose cuts in Food and Drug Administration, which deals with registration and research of new drugs and food control.
