Government at a glance These numbers ignore activities that do not have explicit outlays but substantial effects on resource allocation Regulations, for example Conceivably, could construct a regulatory budget to account for these costs, but difficult to compute6 Government at a Glance • These numbers ignore activities that do not have explicit outlays, but substantial effects on resource allocation. – Regulations, for example. – Conceivably, could construct a “regulatory budget” to account for these costs, but difficult to compute