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Over the past 40 years, federal revenues have ranged from nearly 21 percent of GDP, in fiscal year 2000, to less than 16 percent, in fiscal years 2009 through 2012; they have averaged about 18 percent of GDP over the four decades. In addition to projecting the future course of federal revenues, CBO analyzes the budgetary and economic effects of various features of the federal tax system and the effects of potential changes to current tax rules.

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  • An Analysis of the President’s 2014 Budget

    May 17, 2013
  • The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023

    February 05, 2013
  • Medicare's Payments to Physicians: The Budgetary Impact of Alternative Policies Relative to CBO's May 2013 Baseline

    May 14, 2013
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Updated Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023

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May 14, 2013

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CBO to Release Updated Baseline Projections, Analysis of the President’s FY 2014 Budget Next Week

posted by deborah kilroe on May 8, 2013

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A Tour of the Federal Budget

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May 7, 2013


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  • The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023

    February 05, 2013
  • CBO's Projections of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the Framework of the National Income and Product Accounts

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CBO’s Projections of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts

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May 6, 2013

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A Tour of the Federal Budget and Possible Changes in Budget Policy

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April 26, 2013

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S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

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April 24, 2013

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CBO To Release Analysis of the President’s FY 2014 Budget and Updated Baseline Projections in May

posted by Doug Elmendorf on April 22, 2013

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Differences Between the Traditional CPI and the Chained CPI

posted by Rob McClelland on April 19, 2013

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    February 24, 2010
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    June 20, 2007
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    February 05, 2013
  • The 2012 Long-Term Projections for Social Security: Additional Information

    October 02, 2012
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    March 10, 2011
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Testimony on Using the Chained CPI to Index Social Security, Other Federal Programs, and the Tax Code for Inflation

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April 18, 2013

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CBO Testifies on Using the Chained CPI to Index Social Security, Other Federal Programs, and the Tax Code for Inflation

posted by Jeffrey Kling on April 18, 2013

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