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Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The events of September 11 imposed new demands on the federal budget, while pent-up demands from years of fighting deficits remain. In the past, GAO has suggested four broad principles for a budget process. That process should (1) provide information on the long-term impact of decisions, both macro--linking fiscal policy to the long-term economic outlook--and micro--providing recognition of the long-term spending implications of government commitments; (2) provide information and focus on important macro trade-offs--e.g., between investment and consumption; (3) provide information to make informed trade-offs between missions and between the different policy tools of government; and (4) be enforceable, provide for control and accountability, and be transparent, using clear, consistent definitions. New rules and goals will be necessary to ensure fiscal discipline and to focus on long term implications of decisions. The federal government still needs a decision-making framework to evaluate choices between today's and future needs. Amending the current Budget Enforcement Act without setting realistic caps and addressing mandatory programs is unlikely to be successful because the original act used limited actions to achieve a balanced budget. A budget process appropriate for the early 21st century needs a broader framework for thinking about near- and long-term fiscal goals."

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed budget accounting and budget enforcement as they relate to trust funds and other special funds in the budget, focusing on: (1) the structure of the federal budget--especially categorizations within the unified budget; (2) the budget outlook, discretionary caps, and enforcement situation as the nation enters a projected era of unified budget surpluses; and (3) potential implications of changes in the treatment of the aviation programs."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issue sequestration reports annually to Congress. Overall, GAO found that OMB and CBO substantially complied with the act in fiscal year 2002. However, as in previous years, some of the required OMB and CBO reports were issued late. Further, GAO identified a total of 19 items where differences of over $500 million existed between CBO's and OMB's scoring of discretionary budget authority and/or outlays for enacted laws."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed compliance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) with the requirements of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. The assessment covers OMB and CBO reports issued for legislation enacted during the 1st session of the 106th Congress, which ended on November 22, 1999."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed compliance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) with the requirements of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, focusing on OMB and CBO reports issued for legislation enacted during the 2nd session of the 105th Congress, which ended on October 21, 1998."

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report assesses the compliance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) with the requirements of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Overall, GAO found that OMB and CBO substantially complied with the act, although some of the required OMB and CBO reports were issued late. GAO's work was done in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards."

Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Budget, Then Buy -- What Is a Budget? -- A Personal Budget -- Needs and Wants -- Changing with the Times -- The 50/30/20 Budget -- Not Just One -- Government Budgets -- The Federal Budget -- Compromise or Shutdown -- Steps to the Federal Budget -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Index -- Back Cover.

A fortnightly magazine to encourage sane thinking on national issues. ; Nos. 1-6 published at Washington, D.C. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Superseded by The Budget; a monthly magazine to advocate economy and efficiency in the business of government.

Vol. for 2004/05 not published. ; "Submitted by [the] Governor . to the California Legislation" ; 1965-1970/71 issued in parts: Support and local assistance budget (1969/70 called Program support and local assistance budget) and Capital outlay budget and five-year construction program. ; Report year ends June 30. ; Has supplements. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Vols. for 1913/15-1921/23 prepared by the State Board of Control and the State Controller; for 1923/25-1927/29 by the State Board of Control, 1929/31- by the Dept. of Finance. ; Bancroft HJ11.C245: From the library of Edmund G. Brown. ; Absorbed: California. Dept. of Finance. State building construction program.

The budget is an inherently complex and obtuse document. This is because it is often very large, constituted of numerous moving parts, and underpinned by many economic assumptions and political predilections. These elements make budgets difficult to grasp without the help of economic expertise, which is why "budget offices" are created to facilitate a greater understanding of what is an erstwhile intimidating and inaccessible document.