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White House delays 2014 budget after 'fiscal cliff' fight

By REUTERS

JANUARY 15, 2013 01:04

WASHINGTON - The White House will delay submission of its budget proposal to Congress for fiscal year 2014 because of the protracted fight over the "fiscal cliff," according to an official in President Barack Obama's budget office.

Jeffrey Zients, deputy director for management at the White House Office of Management and Budget, told Congressman Paul Ryan in a letter dated Jan. 11 that the long period it took to resolve tax issues in the "fiscal cliff" deal led to delays in the administration's budget process.

"Because these issues were not resolved until the American Taxpayer Relief Act was enacted on January 2, 2013, the administration was forced to delay some of its FY 2014 Budget preparations, which in turn will delay the budget's submission to Congress," Zients wrote in the letter.

"The administration is working diligently on our budget request. We will submit it to Congress as soon as possible."

The deal over the so-called fiscal cliff made Bush-era tax cuts for middle class earners permanent while raising rates for individuals making $400,000 or more a year and households making $450,000 or more a year.

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