Long-Term Budget Analysis
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Understanding the 2016 Budget Outlook
Presentation by Keith Hall, CBO Director, to the American Academy of Actuaries.
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CBO’s Assessment of the Economic Outlook
Presentation by Wendy Edelberg, an Associate Director for Economic Analysis at CBO, at the Seminar on Forecasting at George Washington University.
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Testimony on Comparing CBO’s Long-Term Projections With Those of the Social Security Trustees
Both CBO and the Social Security Trustees project a shortfall in Social Security finances but they differ in their assessment of its magnitude. This testimony describes that difference and the major factors that contribute to it.
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The 2016 Long-Term Budget Outlook in 22 Slides
This slide deck provides a quick overview of CBO's report, The 2016 Long-Term Budget Outlook.
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The 2016 Long-Term Budget Outlook: An Infographic
This infographic provides an overview of CBO's report, The 2016 Long-Term Budget Outlook. Gain quick insight into why CBO projects a substantial imbalance in the federal budget beyond the next 10 years.
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The 2016 Long-Term Budget Outlook
If current laws remained generally unchanged, the United States would face steadily increasing federal budget deficits and debt over the next 30 years—reaching the highest level of debt relative to GDP ever experienced in this country.
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The 2016 Budget Outlook
Presentation by Keith Hall, CBO Director, at the Forecasters Club of New York.
- Blog Post
CBO To Release Long-Term Budget Outlook on July 12
The 2016 Long-Term Budget Outlook will be available on CBO’s website at 10:00 a.m. on the day of release.
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The 2016 Budget Outlook
Presentation by Keith Hall, CBO Director, at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s 2016 Fiscal Summit.
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Budgetary and Economic Outcomes Under Paths for Federal Revenues and Noninterest Spending Specified by Chairman Price, March 2016
Under budgetary paths (not particular policies) specified by Chairman Price, the budget would show a surplus in 2026. In comparison with CBO's extended baseline, economic output would be lower in the next few years but higher after 2020.