Federal Budget Spending (Outlays)
Fiscal Year 2007

Budget Category $ Billions % of Outlays
Health 627 23
Social Security 586  22*
Defense 560 21
Income Security 367 13
Interest 238 9
Other 202 7
Education 90  3
Environmental 32 1
International Affairs 29 1
Totals 2731 100%

Source:  Final Monthly Treasury Statement September 2007
* Percentage column numbers might be altered to allow total to equal 100%

In FY2007, the federal government collected $2 trillion, 568 billion in taxes and borrowed $163 billion to pay for the above spending.

This budget exercise was developed by the Concord Coalition.
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