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3/19/2020

Statement by Secretary Mnuchin on President Trump’s FY2019 Budget Proposal and the New Treasury Strategic Plan for FY2018-2022 |…

Statement by Secretary Mnuchin on President Trump’s FY2019
Budget Proposal and the New Treasury Strategic Plan for
FY2018-2022
February 12, 2018

Washington – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement today
in response to President Donald J. Trump's budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2019, and
announcing the release of Treasury's Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2018-2022:
"President Trump's discretionary budget plan released today highlights Treasury's role in
critical Administration policy initiatives. Treasury provides support for the President's policies
promoting economic growth, protecting the national security of the United States, and
imposing fiscal discipline in Washington. I am also pleased to share today Treasury's new
Strategic Plan, which outlines our long-term goals and how we plan to achieve them over the
next five years.
"The President's budget and Treasury's Strategic Plan direct resources e iciently to implement
the most comprehensive tax reform legislation in more than 30 years. They also demonstrate
Treasury's commitment to combating terrorism and other illicit financing. Treasury further
supports modernizing the CFIUS review process. The Administration aims to ensure that we
protect our national security, while preserving an open investment policy to foster innovation
and growth. Finally, we are working to strengthen tax law enforcement, and strategically invest
to protect information technology systems from cybersecurity threats."
Access the strategic plan and budget proposal.
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https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-release/sm0285

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