Outlook for the Budget and the Economy
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CBO’s Projections of Deficits and Debt for the 2018–2028 Period
Last Monday, CBO released The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2018 to 2028. This week, CBO is publishing daily blog posts to share key excerpts from the report, and today’s post is about the agency’s projections of federal deficits and debt.
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CBO’s Projections of Spending for the 2018–2028 Period
Last Monday, CBO released The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2018 to 2028. This week, CBO is publishing daily blog posts to share key excerpts from the report, and today’s post is about the agency’s projections of federal spending.
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CBO Director’s Statement About the Budget and Economic Outlook for 2018 to 2028
This afternoon I briefed the press about The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2018 to 2028, which CBO published today. I delivered the following summary of our analysis, with an accompanying slide deck.
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CBO Releases Updated Budget Infographics for 2017
View CBO’s updated budget infographics to see how much the federal government spent and took in during fiscal year 2017, as well as broader trends in the budget over the past few decades.
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CBO to Release Budget and Economic Outlook on April 9
CBO will release its annual Budget and Economic Outlook on Monday, April 9, after the Congress returns from its spring recess. The report will be available on CBO’s website at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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CBO to Issue Updated Budget and Economic Projections on June 29, Analysis of the President’s FY 2018 Budget in July
CBO will release its updated 10-year budget and economic projections on Thursday, June 29, at 2:00 p.m. CBO’s most recent projections can be found in The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2017 to 2027, which was released in January.
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How Economic Changes Affect CBO’s Budget Projections
CBO was asked at a recent hearing how deficit projections would be affected if individual economic variables differed from what the agency expects. This blog post discusses how lower rates of labor force participation would affect the deficit.
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How Might Changes in Federal Policies Boost Innovation and Productivity?
Last month, Members of the House Budget Committee asked CBO how federal policy might affect productivity. This blog post provides additional information on how changes to federal policy might boost innovation and productivity.
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Spending on Infrastructure and Investment
Last month, Members of Congress asked CBO about budgetary and economic issues related to infrastructure and investment. This blog post provides additional information about those issues and highlights some of CBO’s related work.
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CBO Releases Updated Budget Infographics
View CBO’s updated budget infographics to see how much the federal government spent and took in during fiscal year 2016, as well as broader trends in the budget over the past few decades.