The budget outlook depends, to some extent, on assumptions about the economy.

The administration will update its budget outlook for this year later in the summer.

He predicted that debate over the issue would continue for several years, until the long-term budget outlook could be assessed again with some precision.

Even without any of those elements, the budget outlook has gotten worse.

But the budget outlook, for both the coming decade and beyond, is daunting.

The Bush administration has misled the public on many issues, from the budget outlook to the Iraqi threat.

That line shifted recently with an improving budget outlook and the need to take care of certain matters before the 2005 re-election campaign.

But over the long term, the budget outlook is daunting.

"Besides," she continued, "the budget outlook suggests that supply is going to be reduced looking forward."

I want to insist on maintaining a significant proportion of the future budget outlook for the cohesion policy.