12 key takeaways from the 2018 budget that could affect you

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12 key takeaways from the 2018 budget that could affect you

Have you read so much about the proposed 2018 budget that you feel like your head will explode? Do you just want to know which provisions would affect you, but ...

Daisy Thornton@dthorntonWFED

May 30, 2017 4:57 am

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Mulvaney doesn’t expect all of proposed budget to be adopted

The budget, titled “The New Foundation for American Greatness,” proposes $607 billion in defense discretionary spending and $560 billion in non-defense discretionary spending for fiscal 2018.

The 2018 budget proposes further non-defense discretionary cuts by 2 percent over the next 10 years to balance the budget by 2027. Non-defense agencies will find those savings as they embark on the administration’s plans to reorganize government and reduce the size of the federal workforce.

“Do I expect [Congress] to adopt this 100 percent, wholeheartedly without any change? Absolutely not,” Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said. “But do I expect them to work with the administration on trying to figure out places where we’re on the same page? Absolutely.”

Daisy Thornton

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