Friday, February 23, 2007

President's Budget Calls for Deep Cuts in a Wide Range of Domestic Programs: Cuts Start in 2008 and Grow Deeper Over Time

from The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Here is a link to a report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on proposed budget cuts proprosed by the President.According to the Center, cuts start in 2008 and grow deeper over time. Under the Administration's budget, domestic discretionary programs --- the programs that are funded each year through the annual appropriations process, other than defense and international programs --- are slated for sizable reductions over the next five years. The largest cuts would come in 2012, when domestic programs would be cut $34 billion, or 7.6 percent, relative to the 2007 funding level, adjusted for inflation.

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