Treasury Debt

Treasury Debt in the United States

Treasury Debt in the Federal Budget Process

Meaning of Treasury Debt in the congressional and executive budget processes (GAO source): Treasury Debt/Public Debt. That portion of the gross federal debt issued by the Department of the Treasury to the public or to government accounts (including securities issued by the Federal Financing Bank (FFB) under section 9(a) of the Federal Financing Bank Act of 1973 (12 U.S.C. § 2888(a)). (See also Debt Held by Government Accounts under Debt, Federal.)

Guide to U.S. Gross Federal Debt (Budget Process)

  • Gross Federal Debt
  • Treasury Debt
  • Agency Debt

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Further Reading

  • Legislatures and the budget process: the myth of fiscal control

    (J Wehner, 2010)

  • Reconcilable Differences?: Congress, the Budget Process, and the Deficit (JB Gilmour, 1990)
  • Fiscal institutions and fiscal performance

    (JM Poterba, J von Hagen, 2008)


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