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Comptroller General


OF THE UNITED STATES                                 RELEASED

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             the Office    ongressional Relationa           l

Federal B get Outlay Estimates:

A Growing Problem






The Chairman, Budget Process Task Force,
House Committee on the Budget, requested
GAO to undertake several related studies on
Federal budget estimates, focusing first on
accuracy with regard to outlays.

GAO found that variances between estimates
and actuals are increasing. First estimates
generally are less than actuals; second esti-
mates have been greater than actuals. In fiscal
year 1977, there was a $17 billion difference
in first and second estimates.

Government-wide net outlay figures do not
include offsetting collections and offsetting
receipts from business transactions with the
public. Outlays from off-budget entities are
also excluded. Actual fiscal year 1977 net
outlays excluded $76.4 billion.






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