Tax Credits
- Report
Federal Housing Assistance for Low-Income Households
CBO describes federal housing assistance to low-income households and how it has changed since 2000, provides information about the households that receive assistance, and assesses options for altering that assistance.
- Cost Estimate
S. 1268, Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on April 22, 2015
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 1892, Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 23, 2015
- Report
Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output in 2014
In calendar year 2014, ARRA—which was enacted in 2009—raised real GDP by between a small fraction of a percent and 0.2 percent and increased the number of full-time-equivalent jobs by between a slight amount and 0.2 million, CBO estimates.
- Report
Options for Reducing the Deficit: 2015 to 2024
CBO periodically issues a compendium of options—this installment presents 79—to inform lawmakers about the budgetary effects of ways to reduce the deficit. The report has both interactive and printable formats.
- Presentation
Presentation on the Distribution of Federal Spending and Taxes in 2006
Presentation by Molly Dahl and Kevin Perese, CBO Analysts, at the NTA Spring Symposium
- Report
Testimony on Increasing the Minimum Wage: Effects on Employment and Family Income
Director Doug Elmendorf testified on the effects of raising the minimum wage, noting that such an increase would boost family income for many low-wage workers but that some jobs for low-wage workers would probably be eliminated.
- Report
Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output in 2013
In calendar year 2013, ARRA raised real GDP by between 0.1 percent and 0.4 percent and increased the number of full-time-equivalent jobs by 0.1 million to 0.5 million compared with what would have occurred otherwise, CBO estimates.
- Report
The Effects of a Minimum-Wage Increase on Employment and Family Income
Raising the minimum wage would increase family income for many low-wage workers, moving some of them out of poverty. But some jobs for low-wage workers would probably be eliminated and the income of those workers would fall substantially.