Long-Term Economic Analysis
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Testimony on Understanding the Long-Term Budget Outlook
CBO Director Keith Hall testifies on the long-term budget outlook before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate.
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CBO Testifies on the Long-Term Budget Outlook
Director Keith Hall testified before the Senate Budget Committee on CBO's latest long-term projections for the budget.
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Testimony on the 2015 Long-Term Budget Outlook
CBO Director Keith Hall testifies about CBO’s 2015 Long-Term Budget Outlook before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate.
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Communicating the Nation’s Fiscal Status
Letter to the Honorable Ron Johnson regarding CBO’s analyses of the long-term budget outlook and the agency’s work on policy options that would address long-term fiscal imbalances.
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The 2015 Long-Term Budget Outlook
If current laws remained generally unchanged, federal debt held by the public would exceed 100 percent of GDP by 2040 and continue on an upward path relative to the size of the economy—a trend that could not be sustained indefinitely.
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The 2015 Long-Term Budget Outlook in 25 Slides
This slide deck provides a quick overview of CBO's report, The 2015 Long-Term Budget Outlook.
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Budgetary and Economic Outcomes Under Paths for Federal Revenues and Noninterest Spending Specified by Chairman Enzi and by Chairman Price
CBO has analyzed the effects on the economy stemming from paths for federal revenues and noninterest spending specified by the chairmen of the budget committees and how those macroeconomic effects in turn would affect the federal budget.
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Budgetary and Economic Outcomes Under Paths for Federal Revenues and Noninterest Spending Specified by Chairman Price, March 2015
Under budgetary paths, but not particular policies, specified by Chairman Price, total deficits and debt would be smaller than under CBO’s extended baseline. Economic output would be lower in the next few years but higher thereafter.
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Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2015 to 2025
CBO Director Doug Elmendorf presents testimony about CBO’s latest report on the budget and economic outlook before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate.
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Testimony on the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2015 to 2025
CBO Director Doug Elmendorf presents testimony about CBO’s latest report on the budget and economic outlook before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives.