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A Reference for the Laws and Rules of the Congressional Budget Process

§022b. (GAO) Balanced Budget

GAO Glossary of Terms Used in the Federal Budget Process (September 2005)

Balanced Budget

A budget in which receipts equal outlays. (See also Deficit; Surplus.)

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