Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Report: Analysis of the 2014 Social Security Trustees' Report
See our followup blog series for additional information on the Trustees Report not included in the analysis below. The Social Security and Medicare...
Report: The 2014 CBO Long-Term Budget Outlook
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its 2014 Long-Term Budget Outlook, detailing the budget picture for the next 75 years. The report...
The Budget Act at 40: Time for a Tune Up?
For additional budget process resources including specific options for reform, visit our Better Budget Process Initiative home page. Forty years ago...
Appropriations 101
Note: We have updated this paper, please see the latest Appropriations 101 . What are appropriations? Appropriations are annual decisions made by...
Chartbook: The Tax Extenders
An annotated version of this chartbook is available at Want to Understand the Tax Extenders? Here's a Few Charts. Much more detail about the history...
Tax Day 2014: 10 Charts About Taxes
An annotated version of this chartbook is available at Tax Day 2014: Ten Charts to Explain Our Federal Tax System
Chartbook: The President's FY 2015 Budget
A blog post containing more detailed descriptions of many of these charts is available at Everything You Need to Know About the President's Budget, In...
