Donald Trump is set to cut the US State Department budget by a 28%, while the Environmental Protection Agency would face a 30% reduction. Photo: ReutersWashington: President Donald Trump is proposing historically deep budget cuts that would touch almost every federal agency and programme and dramatically reorder government priorities to boost defence and security spending. Some of the deepest cuts are reserved for the agencies and programs Trump has often derided. Because of the deep domestic cuts, the explosive growth of the president’s security budget won’t increase the baseline deficit projection for the coming year. The substantial increase in defence spending is likely to earn praise from even those lawmakers critical of the president’s proposed cuts.

Source: Mint March 16, 2017 05:48 UTC