Biennial Budgeting: Summary of the Major Issues
OACG-84-4
Published: Apr 17, 1984. Publicly Released: Apr 27, 1984.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO studied the feasibility and the advisability of lengthening the federal budget cycle to a 2-year period. GAO reviewed states' experience with biennial budgeting, identified workload and timetable problems, and reviewed ways by which Congress could implement a biennial budget.
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