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Why this difference between the
US and the EU?
•In Europe: Funding Structure: Treasuries and legislation
force agencies
to go “off the budget” and find their own ways in funding their agencies. Generally not successful or efficient.
IRS
Originating
agency
Users
and
other
agencies
Wealth/jobs=taxes
Congress/
OMB
Originating
agency
Users
EU
treasury
and
legislation
Europe: data users pay for data
Other
agencies
Open
information
•In the US: General revenue funds
Federal information activities, creation of wealth and jobs returns taxes to the Treasury. Feedback loop.