One Proposal for Improving the Budget Process Is to

question 130

Multiple Choice

One proposal for improving the budget process is to

• A)switch to a two-year or biennial budget
• B)remove the Council of Economic Advisers from the process
• C)require more detail in the various line items of the budget
• D)provide for automatic annual increases in all budget categories
• E)eliminate the role of Congressional committees in the process

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