Table 5. Estimated Outlay Equivalent of Federal Tax Expenditures by Program, 
Selected Fiscal Years, 1992 and 1999

(Billion 1999 Dollars)

Program 1992 1999
Commerce and Housing Credit 180 210
Income Security 105 145
Health 66 109
General Purpose Fiscal Assistance 46 68
Education, Training, etc. 29 74
Social Security 26 23
International Affairs 10 15
National Resources and Environment 3 2
General Science, Space and Technology 4 3
National Defense 3 2
Community and Regional Development 3 2
Veterans Benefits and Services 2 3
Energya 2 2
Interest 1 1
Agriculture 1 1
Transportation * 2
Total Before Program Interactions 482 664
*Less than $0.5 billion.
aDoes not include the outlay equivalent of any preferential energy excise taxes.
Notes: The values shown for any given program are after interactions among components of the program but before interactions between programs. Technically, the program values are not additive because of their high degree of interaction. Actual totals with program interactions are not available but would probably differ substantially from those shown. Sum of components may not equal total due to independent rounding. All data have been rounded to the nearest billion.
Sources: Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 1993 (Washington, DC, 1992), and earlier issues; and Office of Management and Budget, Analytical Perspectives, 2000 (Washington, DC, 1999), and earlier issues.

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