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Budget figures as set forth in the 2001 and 2003 Federal Budgets, provided by the Office of Management and Budget, Government Printing Office. Note that many 2003 figures could not be obtained due to server problems at the OMB. Those missing figures are noted as "UA" (unavailable).
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2001
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2003
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| Processing, Assistance and Management |
3,699,499,000 |
4,149,827,000 |
| Tax Law Enforcement |
3,439,020,000
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3,988,358,000
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| Earned Income Tax Credit Compliance Initiative |
158,356,500
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154,346,000
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| Information Technology Investments |
375,000,000
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1,675,857,000
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Additional information, complete explanations, and more figures are available at the OBM's website by clicking HERE
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"Free from public debt, at peace with all the world, and with no complicated interests to consult in our intercourse with foreign powers, the present may be hailed as the epoch in our history the most favorable for the settlement of those principles in our domestic policy which shall be best calculated to give stability to our Republic and secure the blessings of freedom to our citizens."
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), U.S. president. Sixth annual message to Congress, December 1, 1834
announcing that the country had paid off the National Debt
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