U.S. federal budgeting has two major categories of spending. The one subject to the most scrutiny is “discretionary” spending, which is the basis of the annual appropriations process. This includes ...

This technical note explains how we adjust the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ten-year budget baseline issued in January 2025 to create our CBPP baseline, which we use in our analyses of ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro will deliver his third budget proposal to lawmakers next week, a plan that’s expected to seek substantially more aid for the poorest public schools, emphasize frugality and push for ...

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD) has introduced the "Golden Handshake" program and internal ...

This article discusses some of the key amendments that may be introduced in the upcoming budget to achieve the Finance ...

The Republican Study Committee (RSC) Steering Committee released their position calling for deficit reduction in the upcoming budget reconciliation process, writing “Reconciliation legislation must ...

HARD-pressed families are being urged to check if they’re eligible for vital support as application deadlines loom. Councils ...

Investors are closely monitoring the upcoming Union Budget 2025 for possible impact on various sectors such as infrastructure ...

Trump’s early, extraordinary steps pose a direct challenge to a fundamental underpinning of the Constitution: the power of the purse.

Many millions of people would have a harder time affording and accessing health care under Republican proposals that Congress ...

With 2025 well underway, millions continue to look for ways to keep household costs low as new expenses seem to wait around every corner. Household bills, groceries, mortgages and rents have all hit ...

The government presents two key fiscal policy statements to Parliament, as mandated by the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003.