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Off-Budget

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Definition: The budget authority, outlays, and receipts of certain Federal entities that have been excluded from budget totals under provisions of law. Most of the off-budget amount is from the Social Security trust fund, with a minor amount from Postal Service revenues.
Examples:
Payroll tax receipts that go into the Social Security Trust Fund are considered "off-budget", but are nevertheless used as revenue in the current budget.

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