The Office of Management and Budget of the White House in a statement stated that the proposed budget will increase defense expenses by 13 %, and internal security expenses by almost 65 percent. Compared to the levels adopted in 2025, discretionary expenses not related to the defense will be reduced by 23 percent. to the lowest level from 2017.
– We need a historical at this critical moment budget – one that ends the financing of our fallwill put Americans in the first place and provide unprecedented support for our army and internal security, “said Russ Vought, director of the Management and Budget Office quoted by Reuters.
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The annual budget application of the White House includes economic forecasts and detailed proposals for how much money every government agency should spend in the year starting on October 1. However, Congress controlled by the Republicans controlled by Republicans is responsible for developing the legislation, and this is often different from the conclusions of the White House, “comments Reuters.
Republicans in the United States Congress are trying to overcome internal divisions about the proposed cuts of federal expenses to finance a breakthrough act on tax reductionwhich they intend to pass by July 4.
