President Donald Trump on Thursday will offer the first details of his plans for deep cuts in domestic programs and foreign aid, releasing a budget outline that would boost military spending by US$54 billion and seek cuts of the same size in non-defense programs. But the Trump budget for the fiscal year that begins on October 1 may be more truncated than usual, said three budget experts interviewed by Reuters. COULD FACE RESISTANCEThe "skinny budget" is not expected to address other potentially expensive promises Trump made during his campaign. Some moderate Republicans have already expressed unease with some of the proposed spending cuts. Trump's "skinny budget" will also make funding requests for the remaining months of the current fiscal year.

Source: Egypt Independent March 15, 2017 12:22 UTC