Documents/MNL/1: Budget Process/1.2.1: National Objectives

1.2.1: National Objectives

Identify and announce a handful of high priority national objectives that will be the focus of strategic budget reviews over the coming year.

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The new Administration, in consultation with leaders of the next Congress, should identify and announce a handful of high priority national objectives that will be the focus of strategic budget reviews over the coming year. The aim of each review should be to achieve a breakthrough in enhanced use of public and private resources to achieve ambitious improvements by specified dates toward a major policy objective – such as a more productive labor force; greater energy independence; broad improvements in health – while at the same time yielding budget savings as scored over a five-year period and longer and social benefits far exceeding its costs.

Stakeholder(s):

  • President of the United States

  • Congressional Leaders

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