Budget Projections
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Auerbach-Gale Projections Also Show Unsustainable Debt Picture
Read moreAlan Auerbach and William Gale at the Tax Policy Center recently released their frequently-updated budget projections. Their new outlook is familiar...
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Interest Rates Continue to Fall in CBO's Forecast
Read moreCBO’s latest budget baseline projects ten-year deficit numbers to be slightly smaller than previously estimated, despite the passage of legislation...
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Three Scenarios for Projecting Debt
Read moreOur recent analysis of the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) August baseline focused on CBO's official current law baseline projections, which show...
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CRFB Breaks Down the Newest CBO Budget Projections
Read moreCRFB has released its analysis of CBO's latest ten-year budget projections, detailing the important facts from the report and how it has changed from...
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CBO Still Shows Unsustainable Debt in its August Baseline
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its August baseline, updating budget projections from March and economic projections from January...
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Report: Analysis of CBO’s Updated Budget and Economic Outlook August 2015
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its updated budget and economic projections for the coming decade, showing that while short-term...
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The Gathering Storm: Fiscal Clouds Amass This Fall
Read moreIn early 2015, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) warned of the upcoming Fiscal Speed Bumps, explaining “lawmakers will face a...
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Rattner Discusses Economic Problems Facing Millennials
Read moreSteven Rattner wrote an article in yesterday's The New York Times discussing the financial problems facing millennials. Rattner writes that...
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High Debt Drags Down the Economy
Read moreAccording to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), rising debt levels could reduce projected annual income by between $2,000 and $6,000 per person by...
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How Uncertain Are CBO's Long-Term Projections?
Read moreAny budget projections, including CBO's long-term outlook, are inherently uncertain, and it is important to understand how projections might change...
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The Better Budget Process Initiative: Strengthening Statutory Budget Enforcement
Read moreFor additional budget process resources including specific options for reform, visit our Better Budget Process Initiative home page.
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ACA Repeal Could Add $5 Trillion to the Debt Within 20 Years
Read moreMuch of the focus on the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) score for repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) naturally has focused on the ten-year...