Child Care and Development Block Grant

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Budget Briefs

Budget Briefs

Federal Budget Timeline
How and when do we get a federal budget?
Federal Spending
How are our tax dollars spent?
Federal Revenues
Where does the federal government get its money?
Federal Discretionary and Mandatory Spending
What's the difference between discretionary and mandatory spending?
Federal Deficit, Surplus, and National Debt
Do they matter?
Federal Funds and Trust Funds
What are these two types of federal budget funds?
On Budget, Off Budget Federal Spending
Why is Social Security "off-budget," and what does that mean?
Test Quiz one

Glossary for the Federal Budget

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Charts

Charts

General

Spending by Category

Discretionary Spending

Total Spending

Revenues

Military

Deficits and Debt

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Federal Budget 101

Visit NPP's Charts or Budget Briefs pages for more on the federal budget.

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Economic Security

Below are highlights of information you can find on the NPP website about social policy and domestic needs.

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The President's Budget: State-Level Factsheets

The budget request released by the administration on February 5 proposes cuts in domestic spending. At the same time, the budget proposes more war-related and military spending, and making the tax cuts permanent.

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Updated: Thu, 04/19/2007 - 00:00