More or Less: Behind the Stats   /     Can Elon Musk save the US Government $2 trillion?

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President Elect Donald Trump has created a new government advisory group – the Department of Government Efficiency or ‘DOGE’ - to help cut the US budget. The world richest man, Elon Musk, will co-head the department and has pledged to cut ‘at least $2 trillion’ to ‘balance the budget’. But is this possible? We talk to Professor Linda Bilmes about what DOGE could or couldn’t do and how she balanced the budget in the 1990’s. Presenter: Charlotte McDonald Producer: Lizzy McNeill Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison Sound Mix: Andrew Mills Editor: Richard Vadon

Subtitle
We look at whether DOGE can successfully balance the US budget.
Duration
539
Publishing date
2024-11-30 06:00
Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0k7vtfq
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  BBC Radio 4
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