Across the ideological spectrum, nearly all of the more than 20 experts we heard from disliked changing the baseline. Here are some of their examples: “If budget reconciliation is like taking ...

Welcome to the arcane details of the budget “baseline.” The main Republican goal in the current Congress is to extend the 2017 tax reform provisions that expire at the end of this year.

While you may get a raise or a bonus or perhaps move to an area with higher or lower expenses, your prior year’s budget is generally a good way to get a baseline ... For example, if you normally ...