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Discretionary Spending in Fiscal Year 2020: An Infographic

Discretionary spending by the federal government totaled $1.6 trillion in 2020, of which $714 billion was for national defense and $914 billion was for nondefense activities.
Perspective
Domestic
Type
Economy
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Discretionary Spending in Fiscal Year 2020: An Infographic
Congressional Budget Office
04/30/2021
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57172

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