Budget Projections
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The President's Budget Stabilizes Debt Over the Long Term...Maybe
Read moreIn addition to showing estimates over the next ten years, the President's budget includes in its lengthy Analytical Perspectives section a 25-year...
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Report: Analysis of the President’s FY 2016 Budget
Read moreToday, the President released his FY 2016 budget, laying out his priorities and proposals for the coming year. The budget includes policies and...
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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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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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CRS Talks About Need for Fiscal Sustainability and Plans to Achieve It
Read moreThe Congressional Research Service's Jane Gravelle recently put out a paper on plans to address long-term deficits and debt. The piece both goes...