Dynamic Scoring
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Chartbook: Dynamic Scoring and Tax Reform
This presentation covers that tax cuts don't pay for themselves, smart tax reform can generate $300 billion to $400 billion of dynamic revenues (not...
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Doesn't Comply with the Byrd Rule
While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) under consideration in the House would satisfy reconciliation instructions requiring it add no more than $1.5...
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How Fast Can America Grow?
Official projections show real economic growth will average less than 2 percent annually over the next decade. However, some policymakers have...
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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...