Dynamic Scoring
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How Much Does the House GOP Tax Plan Cost?
The tax reform conversation so far has mostly focused on House Republicans' "Better Way" Blueprint released last summer (we explain the plan in detail...
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Five Reasons to Pay for Tax Reform
An executive summary of this paper is available here. An updated version of this paper is available at Tax Reform Should Not Add to the Debt – Here's...
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CBO Estimates Economic Effects of the President's Final Budget
In addition to producing its own estimate of the budgetary effects of the President's budget, CBO typically estimates the economic effects of the...
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Can Tax Reform Substantially Accelerate Economic Growth?
Since the 2016 Presidential campaign began, a number of candidates have touted tax reform – either overhauling or replacing the current income tax –...
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Congressional Double-Take on Revenue
The Congressional budget resolution proposes to bring the budget into balance by reducing spending $5.3 trillion over the next decade while keeping...
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Rudolph Penner: Dynamic Scoring Won't Be Perfect But it is Worth Doing
Rudolph Penner was the director of the Congressional Budget Office from 1983 to 1987, and he is an Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute and a...
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The Other Fiscal Implications of the New House Rules
The recently adopted House rules for the 114th Congress are getting attention in the budget world mostly for their requirement that the Congressional...
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The House's New Rule on Dynamic Scoring
This week, the House approved a rule change related to dynamic scoring. Specifically, the rule would require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and...
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Event Recap: A Discussion on Dynamic Scoring
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted a policy discussion this past Tuesday on dynamic scoring. CRFB President Maya MacGuineas opened...
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Senate Switch Could Boost Chances for Dynamic Scoring
If Republicans win a majority in the U.S. Senate this November, they may push to have the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on...
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House Democrats Release Alternative FY 2015 Budget
This blog has corrected the amount of Medicare savings in the budget. It previously said $50 billion, but that included the cost of repealing the...
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Dynamic Scoring Bill Scheduled for a Vote in House Today
Update: The House passed the Pro-Growth Budgeting Act by a 224-182 vote. Also, CBO posted a letter to Chairman Paul Ryan examining the feasibility of...