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Article: White House Report on Budget Surplus Forecasts Little Room for Spending Hikes.
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- August 23, 2001
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By John C. Henry, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Aug. 23--WASHINGTON--President Bush's tax cut and a sluggish economy have virtually erased anticipated federal budget surpluses through 2003, according to a White House forecast that shows little room for increasing spending on administration priorities like defense and education.
Although the revised budget estimates released Wednesday show the government ending the budget year with about $158 billion in excess revenues, all but about $600 million of that is headed into the politically sensitive Social Security trust fund.
Likewise, the administration sees a cushion of ...