In: Economics
What is the main sources of revenue for and the largest expenditures made by federal, state, and local governments? Utilize a peer reviewed source
Ans.
For Federal Government:
-Largest spending is Mandatory Spending.
-Government spending is separated into three classifications:
mandatory spending, budgeted at $2.966 trillion; discretionary
spending, determined to be $1.485 trillion; and national
obligation, evaluated to be $378 billion
-Mandatory spending is comprised of qualification projects, for
example, Social Security, Medicare, and joblessness pay. It
likewise incorporates government assistance projects, for example,
Medicaid. Largest component is social security.
-Revenue key component is the taxes (both Payroll taxes paid by
salaried employees or taxes paid by business ) amounting to $ 1.932
trillion , which equals to 50% of the revenue.
For State and local governments the largest income comes from the
property taxes , followed by the sales tax . And for State and
local governments the largest expenditure is on the public welfare
and Elementary and secondary education.