Budget Basics: What Is Sequestration?
Sequestration is a budget procedure used by lawmakers to cancel or limit funding in order to meet budget goals.
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Sequestration is a budget procedure used by lawmakers to cancel or limit funding in order to meet budget goals.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-basics-what-is-sequestration
The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a measure administered through the tax code to address poverty.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-is-the-earned-income-tax-credit
Medicaid’s role in state budgets is unique, since the program acts as both an expenditure and the largest source of federal support in state budgets.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-how-do-states-pay-for-medicaid
Tax expenditures can come in the form of exclusions, exemptions, deductions, and credits.
A Congressional Budget Resolution is a “blueprint” that guides fiscal decision-making in the Congress.
Why Reform Our Corporate Tax Code?
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/why-reform-our-corporate-tax-code
Earmarks have been controversial, but nevertheless were reinstated by Congress in 2021 after a 10-year moratorium.
Understanding what’s happening on Capitol Hill requires an understanding of the Congressional budget process — which is notoriously technical, complex and arcane.
What is a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, and how would it work in practice?
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/balanced-budget-amendment-pros-and-cons
The economy goes through cyclical movements over time, with periods of growth followed by downturns. To help improve responsiveness to fluctuations in the business cycle, a number of important programs in the federal budget automatically increase or restrain spending depending on economic conditions.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-are-automatic-stabilizers-and-how-do-they-affect-the-budget