Inflation Surge Fuels Delay in Estimating Pentagon’s Budget Goal
- Gap between forecast and reality could be $28 billion: analyst
- Officials see mid-March release at earliest for Biden budget
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Pentagon officials have yet to nail down a final number for the department’s fiscal 2023 budget target as they await guidance from the Office of Management and Budget.
One key reason for the holdup: accelerating U.S. inflation.