Budget Projections
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Meeting Fiscal Goals Under CBO’s June 2024 Baseline
Read moreIt would require nearly $10 trillion of deficit reduction to stabilize debt at its current share of the economy over the next decade, according to the...
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12-Month Deficit Decreases to $1.6 Trillion in June 2024
Read moreThe federal budget deficits totaled $1.6 trillion over the past 12 months, including the $73 billion June deficit released today by the Congressional...
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Debt Surges With Extensions
Read moreBased on new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), debt could reach 132 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Fiscal Year (FY)...
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Tim Penny & David Minge: Taxes increasingly paying for the past - not the future
Read moreTim Penny is co-chair and David Minge is a an emeritus board member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Both are former representatives...
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Trust Fund Solvency Could Stabilize the Debt
Read moreRestoring solvency to the major trust funds could stabilize debt as a share of the economy, albeit at a very high level. We estimate that when dynamic...
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Spending Cuts in the President's FY 2025 Budget
Read moreThe President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget calls for $3.3 trillion of net deficit reduction through 2034, with $6.5 trillion of gross revenue and...
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Analysis of CBO's March 2024 Long-Term Budget Outlook
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its March 2024 Long-Term Budget Outlook today that projects the nation’s fiscal and economic future...
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CBO Releases March 2024 Long-Term Budget Outlook
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its March 2024 Long-Term Budget Outlook that projects the nation's fiscal and economic future over...
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Comparing Spending Levels in the President’s 2025 Budget
Read morePresident Biden proposes spending nearly $7.3 trillion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, or 24.8 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), under his latest...
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An Overview of the President's FY 2025 Budget
Read moreThe Biden Administration just released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget proposal, outlining some of the President's tax and spending priorities for...
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Analysis of the President's FY 2025 Budget
Read moreThe White House released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget proposal today, outlining President Biden’s tax and spending priorities for the next decade...
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Fact-Checking the 2024 State of the Union
Read moreIn last night's State of the Union Address, President Biden made a number of claims related to the budget deficit. We've fact-checked three of those...