Table of Contents

A Note to the Reader

1. What Is the Budget?

2. Where the Money Comes From—and Where It Goes

• Revenues
• Spending
• "On" and "Off" Budget

3. How Does the Government Create a Budget?

• The President's Budget
• Action in Congress
• Monitoring the Budget

4. The Budget Surplus and Fiscal Discipline

• Why a Budget Surplus is Important
• Surplus and Debt

5. The President's 2002 Budget

• Thematic Highlights of President Bush's 2002 Budget
• The President's Policy Priorities
• Additional Budget Highlights

Glossary

List of Charts and Tables

The Budget  |  Legislative Information  |  Management Reform/GPRA  |  Grants Management
Financial Management  |  Procurement Policy  |  Information & Regulatory Policy

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