Grade 6-8, 9-12

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Overview of the Budget Process | Animated Video

Updated: January 20 2017,

Author: barrel fan

Standards Summary

How is the federal budget established, what is influencing decision makers, and what do we need to know? Help students to get a sense of the federal budget process with this primer video based upon the Understanding Fiscal Responsibility background document https://econedlink.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/UFR-Overview-of-the-Budget-Process.pdf.

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