If Congress desires to avoid a return to deficit spending, then fiscal restraint must be applied to all types of spending. Click here to see Table 3. Click here to see Table 4. Click here to see Table 5. 3 Nominal outlays were adjusted to 1998 dollars using the implicit price deflator for each type of spending.
Figures indicate outlays by fiscal year.
The sum of the components may not equal the total for a given year because each series is deflated separately and then rounded to the nearest decimal point. Figures for 1998 are estimates for current year outlays and do not include any supplemental appropriations. Because all figures have been rounded to the nearest decimal point, some rounding error may be evident. Of course, if the spending caps are broken then these projected savings will not materialize. The figures in Table 1 indicate the net change in outlays relative to the previous two-year budget cycle.