As the IRS seeks a 7 percent budget increase, news that the agency has spent $96.5 million on office furniture under the Obama administration may not encourage Congress to loosen the purse strings. The proposed $1.2 billion hike would increase the IRS budget from $11.29 billion for fiscal year 2014 to $12.48 billion for fiscal year 2015. “The
IRS Furniture Spending Puts Question Mark Over Request for 7% Budget Hike
After spending millions renovating and updating the furniture in IRS offices around the country, the agency’s proposed budget hike could be a hard sell to Congress.