For fiscal year of 2024, mandatory government spending is predicted to sum up to about 4.19 trillion U.S. dollars. It consists primarily of benefit programs such as: social security, Medicare, Medicaid, as well as other programs. Discretionary spending consists of spending controlled by lawmakers through annual appropriation acts. In FY 2024 it is proposed at 1.02 trillion U.S. dollars, and is divided into defense and nondefense spending. Spending for net interest is also listed, which consists of the government's interest payments on debt held by the public, offset by interest income the government receives.
Proposed budget of the United States government for fiscal years 2022-to 2024, by activity and program (in billion U.S. dollars)
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whitehouse.gov. (March 9, 2022). Proposed budget of the United States government for fiscal years 2022-to 2024, by activity and program (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/216925/us-government-spending-by-program-and-activity/
whitehouse.gov. "Proposed budget of the United States government for fiscal years 2022-to 2024, by activity and program (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216925/us-government-spending-by-program-and-activity/
whitehouse.gov. (2022). Proposed budget of the United States government for fiscal years 2022-to 2024, by activity and program (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216925/us-government-spending-by-program-and-activity/
whitehouse.gov. "Proposed Budget of The United States Government for Fiscal Years 2022-to 2024, by Activity and Program (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216925/us-government-spending-by-program-and-activity/
whitehouse.gov, Proposed budget of the United States government for fiscal years 2022-to 2024, by activity and program (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216925/us-government-spending-by-program-and-activity/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Proposed budget of the United States government for fiscal years 2022-to 2024, by activity and program (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], whitehouse.gov, March 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/216925/us-government-spending-by-program-and-activity/