Huge cuts
Donald Trump's administration proposes to reduce the expenditure of the federal budget in the USA $ 163 billion. Funds for non -compulsory purposes (such as social security and Medicare program and repayment of interest on debt) are to be limited by 23 percent – to the lowest level since 2017. This means, among others A radical reduction in expenditure on education, housing and medical research – says Reuters.
Who will they take the most?
Large reductions will affect the health sector. The Department of Health and Social Welfare will get by 26.2 percent Funds lessand the National Institute of Health by 40 percent less. Also by over 40 percent The budget of control and disease prevention centers is to be cut. Heavily lowered (by 6 billion dollars) the moon program is to be NASA (Although on the other hand, one billion dollars are to be added to the initiatives related to Mars – because of Elon Muska behind them, this is not surprising). The Education Department is to get by 15 percent Funds less, and the Department of Housing and City Development (supervises housing programs) by half as much.
There are exceptions
However, there are areas where Donald Trump he does not intend to save: this defense and security internal. Expenses for the first of these next year are to be increased by 13 percent. On the second by as much as 63 percent Compared to the current year – this is related to the fight against illegal migration that Trump wants to take. “At this key moment We need a historic budget “One that ends the financing of our fall will put the Americans first and provide unprecedented support for our army and internal security,” said the director of the Management and Budget Bureau (OMB) Russ Vought in a statement.
“Slim budget”
The White House proposal is the so -called “slim budget”. Contains the priorities of Donald Trump's administration. The final shape of the federal budget depends on the congress – currently the majority of Republicans have. They will already create detailed expenditure. It can be a challenge, especially since at the same time Trump intends to extend the tax cuts, which he introduced in 2017, and at the growing debt of the state (this is now $ 36 trillion). Planned expenditure reductions may not be enough.
“Attack on Americans”
According to some Republicans, the proposed defense expenses are too low – this is what, for example, the Republican senator Susan Collins and Senator Roger Wicker from the Senate DS commission believes. Armed strength. Democrats oppose the White House's proposals much more. “Donald Trump's days, in which he pretended to be a populist, came to an end,” said Senator Chuck Schumer. “His policy is nothing but Total attack on hardly working Americans” – he added.
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