Adopting A Long-Term Budget Focus: Challenges and Proposals

[摘要] This report focuses on the current federal budget process, including criticisms of that process. This report will provide information on (1) the current horizons used in the budget process, including already existing long-term components; (2) the rationale for increased focus on longterm budgeting; (3) general challenges to long-term budgeting; and (4) an analysis of general proposals that have been made to increase the focus of long-term budgeting in the budget process.

[发布日期] 2010-12-03 [发布机构] Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

[关键词] Budgets;Federal budgets;Federal budget process