The budget of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be cut by 15%, or $30 million, under a measure passed by the U.S. House.
The Republican spending bill approved today would reduce the agency’s budget to $172 million from its current level of $202 million. The CFTC is responsible for writing most of the new rules to govern derivatives trades made by banks including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Morgan Stanley. (MS)
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