Budget Process: History and Future Directions (Testimony, 07/13/95,
GAO/T-AIMD-95-214).

Nearly everyone involved in the government's budget process shares some
frustration with it. The public finds it confusing. Government agencies
find it burdensome and time-consuming. Members of Congress say it seems
too lengthy with its many votes on authorizations, the debt resolution,
reconciliation, appropriations, and the debt limit. And, too often, the
results are not what was expected or hoped for. This testimony examines
some of the border questions and issues involved in the budget process.
GAO discusses the objectives of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act of 1974, which of these objectives are relevant in today's
fiscal environment, and whether the budget process should be redesigned.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-AIMD-95-214
     TITLE:  Budget Process: History and Future Directions
      DATE:  07/13/95
   SUBJECT:  Congressional budgets
             Budget deficit
             Deficit reduction
             Budget administration
             Macroeconomic analysis
             Balanced budgets
             Fiscal policies
             Presidential budgets
             Budgeting
             Future budget projections
IDENTIFIER:  Social Security Program
             Medicare Program
             
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