Budgets & Projections
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The President's Budget Puts the Debt on a Downward Path? Not So Fast...
OMB's projections for the President's FY2015 budget show the debt falling from a post-WWII record next year of nearly 75 percent of GDP down to 69...
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CRFB's Analysis of the FY 2015 President's Budget
The President's budget is here, and so is CRFB's analysis. Our paper breaks down the key budget metrics, the policies the President uses to get there...
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The President's FY2015 Budget
This morning, President Obama released his FY2015 budget, outlining the priorities for FY2015 and the coming decade. In this blog, we provide an...
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Deficit Reduction Proposals in the President's Last Budget
Tomorrow, President Obama will release his FY2015 budget, which will detail his visions and priorities for the upcoming years. In previous years, the...
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Look Out for Gimmicks!
The President is scheduled to release his budget tomorrow, which will detail his policy priorities for the coming decade. The budget typically details...
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Defense Department Trims Personnel Costs and Other Programs To Live Within Means
In a somewhat atypical move, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel previewed in a speech yesterday the Department of Defense's (DoD's) budget request for...
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Why Did the Deficit Drop in 2014? Part 2
At the beginning of the month, the Congressional Budget Office released its annual report on the federal budget, which showed that the deficit is...
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CBO: The Deficit Will Be About $45 Billion Lower This Year But $1.7 Trillion Higher over Ten Years
In May of last year, CBO expected the 2014 deficit to fall to $560 billion from 2013's total of $680 billion. Now, CBO is estimating a deficit of $514...
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Chartbook: Avoiding Budget Gimmicks
For more explanation of each of these charts, see the blog Everything You Need to Know About Budget Gimmicks, in 8 Charts Note: This document was...
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CBO Continues to Say the Debt Will Be a Problem for Economic Growth
In its February 2014 Budget and Economic Outlook, CBO continued its previous warnings from last year's February outlook and September's long-term...
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Why Did the Deficit Fall in 2014?
Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office released its annual report on the federal budget, which outlines their projections of all federal spending...