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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 $54bn (£43bn) in his proposed budget plan for 2018, which is about a 9% increase. | US President Donald Trump is seeking to boost defence spending by $54bn (£43bn) in his proposed budget plan for 2018, which is about a 9% increase. |
| The blueprint also calls for deep cuts elsewhere, including to foreign assistance and environmental budgets. | The blueprint also calls for deep cuts elsewhere, including to foreign assistance and environmental budgets. |
| But Mr Trump's plan leaves large welfare programmes such as Social Security and Medicare untouched, despite Republican calls for reform. | But Mr Trump's plan leaves large welfare programmes such as Social Security and Medicare untouched, despite Republican calls for reform. |
| The president is expected to release his final budget proposal in mid-March. | The president is expected to release his final budget proposal in mid-March. |
| "We're going to do more with less and make the government lean and accountable," Mr Trump said in a meeting with governors at the White House on Monday. | "We're going to do more with less and make the government lean and accountable," Mr Trump said in a meeting with governors at the White House on Monday. |
| 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. | |
| The US spends more on defence than any other country at roughly $600bn (£481bn) annually. | |
| Mr Trump also said he would discuss his plans for infrastructure spending in a speech to Congress on Tuesday. | Mr Trump also said he would discuss his plans for infrastructure spending in a speech to Congress on Tuesday. |
| "We're going to start spending on infrastructure big," he said. | "We're going to start spending on infrastructure big," he said. |
| The Republican did not say how his budget proposal will tackle mandatory spending and taxes, promising those details to come later. | |
| Mr Trump pledged to cut taxes during his presidential campaign, which would likely add to the national debt. | |
| 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 Republican-controlled Congress must approve any federal spending. | |
| Mr Trump's plan is expected to face backlash from Democrats and some Republicans over cuts to domestic programmes. |