November 13, 2009 03:30 PM | Permalink |
Each year, the federal government actually spends more on programs it administers via the tax code – i.e. “tax expenditures” – than it does on discretionary spending programs. A new report from Citizens for Tax Justice, Judging Tax Expenditures, explains why it’s time for the federal government to finally follow through on its long-unfulfilled promise to evaluate the usefulness of these special tax breaks.