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White House denies 'egregious' budget accounting error
Source: BBC
White House denies 'egregious' budget accounting error
24 May 2017 US & Canada
The White House has denied the president's budget proposal contains an "egregious" maths error.
Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers pointed out the spending plan double-counts $2tr (£1.5tr).
But White House budget director Mick Mulvaney told reporters: "We stand by the numbers."
Unveiled on Tuesday, the budget proposes deep cuts to welfare programmes.
Mr Summers, also formerly chief economist of the World Bank, was one of the first to spot the apparent mistake.
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24 May 2017 US & Canada
The White House has denied the president's budget proposal contains an "egregious" maths error.
Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers pointed out the spending plan double-counts $2tr (£1.5tr).
But White House budget director Mick Mulvaney told reporters: "We stand by the numbers."
Unveiled on Tuesday, the budget proposes deep cuts to welfare programmes.
Mr Summers, also formerly chief economist of the World Bank, was one of the first to spot the apparent mistake.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40023720
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