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| Trump lays out hike in military spending | Trump lays out hike in military spending |
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| US President Donald Trump is seeking to boost defence spending by 10% in his proposed budget plan for 2018. | US President Donald Trump is seeking to boost defence spending by 10% in his proposed budget plan for 2018. |
| The blueprint will increase defence spending by $54bn (£43bn) but seeks to recoup that sum through deep cuts elsewhere, including to foreign aid. | The blueprint will increase defence spending by $54bn (£43bn) but seeks to recoup that sum through deep cuts elsewhere, including to foreign aid. |
| Mr Trump's plan leaves large welfare programmes untouched, despite Republican calls for reform. | Mr Trump's plan leaves large welfare programmes untouched, despite Republican calls for reform. |
| The president has consulted government agencies about his plans and will present his budget to Congress in May. | The president has consulted government agencies about his plans and will present his budget to Congress in May. |
| Between now and then, he needs to identify where the agencies can make savings and work out what he does with tax reform. | Between now and then, he needs to identify where the agencies can make savings and work out what he does with tax reform. |
| Republican John McCain said the $603bn defence budget - which was outlined by White House officials - would be insufficient. | |
| Speaking at the White House during a meeting with state governors on Monday morning, Mr Trump said: "We're going to do more with less and make the government lean and accountable." | Speaking at the White House during a meeting with state governors on Monday morning, Mr Trump said: "We're going to do more with less and make the government lean and accountable." |
| The president, who vowed to increase military spending and preserve welfare programmes during his campaign, said the budget will focus on "military, safety, economic development". | The president, who vowed to increase military spending and preserve welfare programmes during his campaign, said the budget will focus on "military, safety, economic development". |
| "It will include an historic increase in defence spending to rebuild the depleted military of the United States of America at a time we most need it," he said. | "It will include an historic increase in defence spending to rebuild the depleted military of the United States of America at a time we most need it," he said. |
| Military spending has declined in recent years due to budgetary battles in Congress that led to a spending freeze on defence. | Military spending has declined in recent years due to budgetary battles in Congress that led to a spending freeze on defence. |
| However, it is still not uncommon for Congress to approve procurement of tanks, aircraft and ships that the Pentagon says it doesn't even need. | |
| Mr Trump's proposal would return the US closer to wartime spending. | Mr Trump's proposal would return the US closer to wartime spending. |
| He also said he would spend "big" on infrastructure like roads and rails, but he has not yet revealed his tax plans. | He also said he would spend "big" on infrastructure like roads and rails, but he has not yet revealed his tax plans. |
| Mr Trump pledged to cut taxes during his presidential campaign, which would probably add to the national debt, a figure that could hit $20 trillion on his watch. | Mr Trump pledged to cut taxes during his presidential campaign, which would probably add to the national debt, a figure that could hit $20 trillion on his watch. |
| Analysis - Anthony Zurcher, BBC News North America Reporter | Analysis - Anthony Zurcher, BBC News North America Reporter |
| Keeping both of his campaign promises - boosting the military and protecting welfare - will put the president in a tough bind. | Keeping both of his campaign promises - boosting the military and protecting welfare - will put the president in a tough bind. |
| If he wants to boost the defence budget by $54bn without adding to the deficit, that money will have to come from somewhere - and mandatory spending on welfare and debt interest takes nearly 70% of the budget off the table. | If he wants to boost the defence budget by $54bn without adding to the deficit, that money will have to come from somewhere - and mandatory spending on welfare and debt interest takes nearly 70% of the budget off the table. |
| Early reports are that the Environmental Protection Agency is facing sharp cuts, but its total annual budget is just over $8bn - a drop in the bucket. | Early reports are that the Environmental Protection Agency is facing sharp cuts, but its total annual budget is just over $8bn - a drop in the bucket. |
| The State Department has also been singled out as a source for the needed funds, and its $50bn annually (including $22bn in direct aid) makes it a fatter target. | The State Department has also been singled out as a source for the needed funds, and its $50bn annually (including $22bn in direct aid) makes it a fatter target. |
| The lion's share of humanitarian assistance goes to rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan and Aids treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa, however, which will be difficult to touch. Also unlikely to get the axe is military support, dominated by $3.1bn annually to Israel. | The lion's share of humanitarian assistance goes to rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan and Aids treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa, however, which will be difficult to touch. Also unlikely to get the axe is military support, dominated by $3.1bn annually to Israel. |
| There's a reason the Trump administration announced the military budget number before revealing where the money will come from. Spending is easy; cutting is hard. | There's a reason the Trump administration announced the military budget number before revealing where the money will come from. Spending is easy; cutting is hard. |
| The White House sent Mr Trump's 2018 budget blueprint, which begins on 1 October, to federal agencies on Monday. | The White House sent Mr Trump's 2018 budget blueprint, which begins on 1 October, to federal agencies on Monday. |
| The agencies will then review the plan and propose changes to the cuts as the White House prepares for negotiations with Congress. | The agencies will then review the plan and propose changes to the cuts as the White House prepares for negotiations with Congress. |
| The Republican-controlled Congress must approve any federal spending. | The Republican-controlled Congress must approve any federal spending. |
| Mr Trump's plan is expected to face backlash from Democrats and some Republicans over the planned cuts to domestic programmes. | Mr Trump's plan is expected to face backlash from Democrats and some Republicans over the planned cuts to domestic programmes. |
| Congresswoman Nita Lowey, the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, said Mr Trump's plan is harmful to working families. | Congresswoman Nita Lowey, the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, said Mr Trump's plan is harmful to working families. |
| "We will fight tooth and nail to protect services and investments that are critical to hardworking American families and communities across the country," she said. |