<P> The United States budget process begins when the President of the United States submits a budget request to Congress . The President 's budget is formulated over a period of months with the assistance of the Office of Management and Budget ( OMB ) , the largest office within the Executive Office of the President . The budget request includes funding requests for all federal executive departments and independent agencies . Budget documents include supporting documents and historical budget data and contains detailed information on spending and revenue proposals , along with policy proposals and initiatives with significant budgetary implications . The President 's budget request constitutes an extensive proposal of the administration 's intended revenue and spending plans for the following fiscal year . The budget proposal includes volumes of supporting information intended to persuade Congress of the necessity and value of the budget provisions . In addition , each federal executive department and independent agency provides additional detail and supporting documentation on its own funding requests . The documents are also posted on the OMB website . </P>
<P> The United States budget process begins when the President of the United States submits a budget request to Congress . The President 's budget is formulated over a period of months with the assistance of the Office of Management and Budget ( OMB ) , the largest office within the Executive Office of the President . The budget request includes funding requests for all federal executive departments and independent agencies . Budget documents include supporting documents and historical budget data and contains detailed information on spending and revenue proposals , along with policy proposals and initiatives with significant budgetary implications . The President 's budget request constitutes an extensive proposal of the administration 's intended revenue and spending plans for the following fiscal year . The budget proposal includes volumes of supporting information intended to persuade Congress of the necessity and value of the budget provisions . In addition , each federal executive department and independent agency provides additional detail and supporting documentation on its own funding requests . The documents are also posted on the OMB website . </P>
who begins the budget-making process at the national level
who begins the budget-making process at the national level
President of the United States
President of the United States