Budgets & Projections
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Ignoring PAYGO Could Add $2.5 Trillion to the Debt
Read moreCBO's official budget estimates rely on general adherence to current law, meaning that no new laws are passed other than to keep the government...
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How Much Savings Would It Take to Make Debt Sustainable?
Read moreCBO's budget outlook, little changed since its last update, shows the same story it has for a few years: the debt picture will stabilize through about...
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CRFB Publishes Analysis of CBO's 2015 Budget and Economic Outlook
Read moreYesterday, CRFB published an analysis of CBO’s latest Budget and Economic Outlook. The six-page document summarizes the forecasts and emphasizes the...
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CBO Report Shows Return of Trillion-Dollar Deficits
Read moreTrillion-dollar deficits are coming back in 2025. That's one of the many stories told by the new budget update released today by the Congressional...
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Report: CBO's January 2015 Budget and Economic Outlook
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Budget and Economic Outlook today, showing their budget and economic forecasts through 2025. After...
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The Better Budget Process Initiative: Improving Focus on the Long Term
Read moreFor additional budget process resources including specific options for reform, visit our Better Budget Process Initiative home page. The budget...
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CRFB Budget Resolution Principles
Read moreOne of the first and most important priorities Congress should be agreeing to a budget resolution conference report that lays out a framework for...
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Fiscal Speed Bumps: Challenges, Risks, and Opportunities
Read moreIn the coming months and years, lawmakers will face a number of important budget-related deadlines, or Fiscal Speed Bumps, that will require...
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The House's New Rule on Dynamic Scoring
Read moreThis week, the House approved a rule change related to dynamic scoring. Specifically, the rule would require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and...