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Published in TZ Latest News 27 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Details Emerge From Trump’s Budget: $54BN Boost To Defense, Big Cuts To Foreign Aid, Federal Agencies

As observed earlier in the day, as part of the leaked preliminary Trump budget, the president was set to unveil major spending increases in the US defense budget, offset by cuts to federal agencies, and other non-defense sectors. Moments ago, the first details emerged, including that the boost to defense spending is expected to be $54 billion, but will be revenue neutral, offset by cuts in non-defense areas, and will not “add a dime to the deficit.”

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