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Feb 11, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

Analysis of CBO's February 2021 Budget and Economic Outlook

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Jan 5, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

2021 Deficit On Course to Hit $2.3 Trillion

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Feb 25, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

Economic Recovery is Behind Stable Near-Term Debt

While the Congressional Budget Office's latest budget outlook shows debt being larger than the size of the economy for the foreseeable future and...
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Feb 18, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Other Spending

Pell Program Faces Funding Cliff in 2026

The Congressional Budget Office projects the Pell program will deplete its reserve fund by 2026 and face cumulative deficits of $18 billion by 2031...
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Feb 16, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

CBO Releases New Long-Term Budget Projections

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new set of long-term budget projections today, showing that the long-term fiscal outlook remains...
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Feb 11, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

Analysis of CBO's February 2021 Budget and Economic Outlook

Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its February 2021 Budget and Economic Outlook , confirming that, despite improvements as a...
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Feb 11, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

CBO Releases New 10-Year Budget Projections

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its February 2021 Budget and Economic Outlook , showing that the COVID-19 public health and...
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Jan 5, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

2021 Deficit On Course to Hit $2.3 Trillion

In light of the enactment of the year-end spending and COVID relief deal, we estimate the deficit will total $2.3 trillion for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021...
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Dec 31, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

Our Top 20 Charts of 2020

2020 was a busy year for fiscal policy, which gave us ample opportunities to conduct substantive policy analyses using charts and tables. This year...
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Dec 11, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Other Spending

Now's Not the Time to Raid the Pell Surplus

With 2020 college enrollment down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pell Grant program may add more to its reserves than previously estimated...
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Dec 1, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

Policymakers Must Not Ignore the Long-Term Debt Outlook

For Immediate Release Today, Larry Summers and Jason Furman released a new working paper, A Reconsideration of Fiscal Policy in the Era of Low...
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