Discretionary spending
Discretionary spending (dt .: discretionary spending ) is a category of government spending , which due to a government issue law may issue. These expenses are optional in the context of fiscal policy and are in contrast to mandatory spending , i.e. mandatory expenses that are conditioned by separate laws. About a third of the United States' federal budget falls under discretionary spending .
In the United States , discretionary spending refers to expenses that are approved annually by Congress . Usually these expenses are authorized by a separate law known as the Appropriation Bill. The use of the approved funds is specified in the Appropriation Bill. Expenditures that have been made mandatory by existing laws are known as mandatory spending .
In 2012, the United States budget set $ 1.3 trillion for discretionary spending , with the United States Department of Defense claiming the largest share at $ 683 billion.
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Individual evidence
- ^ FY 2013 Budget of the United States Government . Analytical Perspectives, Budget Concepts, p. 137 (English, whitehouse.gov [PDF; accessed October 5, 2013]). FY 2013 Budget of the United States Government ( Memento of the original dated January 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ UC Mandal: Dictionary Of Public Administration . Sarup & Sons, New Delhi 2007, ISBN 978-81-7625-784-8 , pp. 140 (English, 568 p., Limited preview in Google book search).
- ^ Federal Budget Glossary. National Priorities Project, accessed April 12, 2017 .
- ^ Fiscal Year 2013 Budget of the US Government. United States Office of Management and Budget, accessed October 5, 2013 .
