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Current services baseline
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The current services baseline refers to the current level of spending by a government, whether state, local, or federal. The current spending is used as a benchmark, or a point of comparison, when establishing future funding, and assumes that future budgets will compare to the current budget plus accounting for inflation and population growth. In other words, proposed new spending and revenue is measured against the current spending, referred to as the current services baseline, when determining how much a program will cost or raise.[1][2]
Not all states produce a current services baseline; as of 2011, 22 states and Washington, D.C. produce this figure as part of their budget process, while the rest do not.[1]
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