Adopting a Long-Term Budget Focus : Challenges and Proposals.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Government Division.

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Accounting.

Budget deficits.

Budget--United States.

Budget.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (22 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

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text file

Summary:

Explains current horizons used in budget process, including already existing long-term components; rationale for increased focus on long-term budgeting; and general challenges to long-term budgeting. Analyzes long term budgeting proposals, including proposals to extend current time period of budget window, adopt multi-year budget plans, create annual deficit or debt targets, switch from cash-flow accounting to accrual-basis accounting, and increase budget transparency.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Government Division. Adopting a Long-Term Budget Focus

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