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CBO/JCT Reports Roundup
A number of very interesting and relevant government reports came out this week. Check them out:
Six Months Down: CBO Monthly Budget Review Estimates $714 billion deficit in FY 2010 Thus Far
The Congressional Budget Office issued its Monthly Budget Review yesterday. It estimates that the federal government incurred a deficit of $714 billion for the first six months of fiscal year 2010. This is $67 billion less than the deficit recorded for this same period last year.
CBO/JCT Reports Roundup
A number of very interesting and relevant government reports came out this week. Check them out:
The Costs of Current Policies
This morning, we released our review of CBO's Analysis of the President's Budget, which discusses the budget implications of the President's FY 2011 budget proposals in detail, including the new deficit and debt projections and the path of revenues and outlays. However, the CBO did not update its economic assumptions from the January 2010 baseline.
‘Line’ Items: March Madness Edition
The madness tipped off last week – Across the country curious spectators kept constant tabs on the latest action, scores were breathlessly awaited, prognosticators laid odds, rallies were held,
Preliminary Estimate of Reconciliation Act from CBO
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the JCT have completed a preliminary estimate of the "spending and revenue effects of an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 4872," otherwise known as the Reconciliation Act of 2010. This estimate is still preliminary as CBO still must review the language of the reconciliation proposal and further refine their budgetary projections.
CBO/JCT Reports Roundup
A number of very interesting and relevant government reports came out this week. Check them out:
Costs of Policy Changes under President's Budget
CRFB has updated its comparisons of the costs of the President's proposed policies -- outlined in the President's FY 2011 Budget -- incorporating new revenue estimates from JCT (see our original post on the CBO's preliminary analysis of the President's Budget here).
The 90 percent Debt-to-GDP Threshold and CBO’s New Debt Estimates
On March 5, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) gave us a preview of its take on the President’s budget proposals for Fiscal Year 2011 (starting October 1st this year) in a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Inouye. CRFB blogged on key features of the preliminary analysis here and here.
More Analysis of the President's Budget
On Friday, the Congressional Budget Office released its Preliminary Analysis of the President’s Budget. (Last week we offered a few graphs and a short analysis in this blog post).
