Snapshot: Discretionary spending by the federal government, FY2016

March 1, 2017 By in Budget, Congress, Defense Department, Federal Agencies, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Assistance, FS Funding, Realities of the FS, Snapshots, State Department, Trump Tags: , , , , , , ,

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Via the Congressional Budget Office, February 2017:

Discretionary Spending is spending that lawmakers control through annual appropriation acts. Below is a breakdown of discretionary spending for FY2016 (October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016).

  • $1.2 Trillion | Discretionary spending by the federal government in 2016
  • $584 Billion ($0.6 Trillion) | Spending on national defense, which accounted for nearly half of the discretionary total, in 2016
  • $52 Billion | International Affairs, which accounted for the smallest nondefense spending
Via CBO

Via CBO

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