It has been assigned a goal by the Congress through the Budget Control Act that was signed into law by the President.

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Giving people choice through control over their own budget is an approach to public service reform that does not have to be limited to health and education.

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In the Obama Administration, even before becoming chief of staff, he has helped to manage the day-to-day operations at the State Department and shepherd through the Budget Control Act to reduce federal spending in a second stint at OMB.

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Malaria control takes up a substantial slice of India's health budget, largely through buying insecticides.

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The final report of the Calman Commission published in June 2009 stated that the Scottish Parliament should have substantially greater control over the raising of the revenues that make up the Scottish budget, primarily through sharing with the UK Parliament responsibility for setting income tax rates and through devolution of some smaller taxes, including Air Passenger Duty and Landfill Tax.

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