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The Government Ministry of Effectiveness (DOGE) now says that its waste reduction measures brought in $ 115 billion in savings.
The agency, which has been responsible for reducing waste, fraud, abuse and corruption Within the federal government, updated its figures to reveal the huge sum which comes from a combination of cancellation of contract leases, to stop fraudulent or inappropriate and cancellation subsidies.
THE Elon Musk-The agency managed has also reduced labor figures and changed various programs.
DOGE said that the $ 115 billion estimated savings saved an average of $ 714.29 per taxpayer. The website is based on the average saved by taxpayer for figures for 2022 of 161 million taxpayers with individual income.
The Government Ministry of Effectiveness (DOGE) now says that its waste reduction measures brought in $ 115 billion in savings. (Thomas Fuller / Sopa Images / Lightrocket via Getty Images / Getty Images)
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However, there were 163.1 million individual income declarations during the last year of revenue of 2023, according to IRS, which means that this would put the average saved by taxpayer at $ 705.09.
DOGE, which was adopted by the Republicans and in derision by the Democrats, says that the biggest economies come from the General Services Administration (GSA), followed by the Department of Education and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
For example, the EPA administrator Lee Zeldin On Tuesday, the agency announced that the agency ends $ 20 billion in subsidies granted by the Biden administration for climate and clean energy projects, while President Donald Trump began to dismantle the education department and announced mass licensees in the department. The DOGE cuts at GSA include rental endings and cuts for support and training programs.
It is not known exactly where most of the GSA cups emanate. The agency manages federal properties, among other services.
Fox News is unable to check independently, all the Doge savings reported because the agency does not provide full accounting of their savings, only a partial list.
President Donald Trump ordered Doge to kick waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government. (Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images / Getty Images)
The agencies having the least savings, known as Doge, are the State Department, followed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Energy.
DOGE says that more than 5,350 contracts have been terminated, totaling about $ 20 billion in savings, while nearly 7,500 subsidies were Nixées, which raised $ 17 billion in savings.
Nearly 800 leases totaling more than 10 million square feet have been torn off, which brought up $ 500 million in rental savings.
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump seek to achieve drastic savings throughout the federal government. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images / Getty Images)
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Doge was created by Asset Thanks to a decree, he signed the day of the inauguration. Under the prescription, DOGE will be a temporary organization of the White House which will spend 18 months until July 4, 2026, carrying out its mission.
The group was criticized on its access to federal systems, including the payment system of the Treasury Department, as well as measures to cancel federal contracts and make discounts in various agencies, including the US Agency for International Development.
Kevin Gora and Eric Revell of Fox News contributed to this report.
