GDP, government spending

Musk and Lutnick want to measure GDP minus government. It’s already done and makes little difference.
That echoes a recent message from Elon Musk on, X, the social-media service he owns, in which the unofficial head of the group known as the Department of Government Efficiency said a more accurate measure of GDP would exclude government spending.
What if the U.S. just deleted government spending from GDP?
Government spending is tied up with consumer and business spending. Not reporting it as part of GDP would breach global accounting standards.
US official wants to remove government spending from GDP
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday he would strip out government spending from the gross domestic product (GDP) report, but gave no indication how soon this change might happen, while dismissing fears of a possible recession.
US commerce secretary proposes separating government spending from GDP reports
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US Commerce Secretary wants to remove government spending from GDP
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday he would strip out government spending from the gross domestic product (GDP) report, but gave no indication how soon this change might happen, while dismissing fears of a possible recession.
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