This graph shows the automatic spending cuts known as sequestration which have been set into motion, trimming 85 billion U.S. dollars from the 2013 fiscal year budget and even more from each annual budget for the next decade. 43 billion U.S. dollars will be cut from military spending.
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New York Times. (February 23, 2013). Automatic spending cuts (sequester) set in motion in the United States, by amount cut from 2013 budget (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253798/sequester-cuts-from-the-2013-budget-by-program/
New York Times. "Automatic spending cuts (sequester) set in motion in the United States, by amount cut from 2013 budget (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 23, 2013. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253798/sequester-cuts-from-the-2013-budget-by-program/
New York Times. (2013). Automatic spending cuts (sequester) set in motion in the United States, by amount cut from 2013 budget (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253798/sequester-cuts-from-the-2013-budget-by-program/
New York Times. "Automatic Spending Cuts (Sequester) Set in Motion in The United States, by Amount Cut from 2013 Budget (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253798/sequester-cuts-from-the-2013-budget-by-program/
New York Times, Automatic spending cuts (sequester) set in motion in the United States, by amount cut from 2013 budget (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253798/sequester-cuts-from-the-2013-budget-by-program/ (last visited May 17, 2025)
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