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CBO Releases "Statement for the Record on the Status of the Highway Trust Fund"
April 24, 2013The current trajectory of the Highway Trust Fund is unsustainable. Starting in fiscal year 2015, the trust fund will have insufficient amounts to meet all of its obligations—CBO projects—resulting in steadily accumulating shortfalls.read more -
Presentation on Innovation Policy
April 23, 2013A wide array of possible changes in federal policy might bolster innovation.read more -
CBO To Release Analysis of the President’s FY 2014 Budget and Updated Baseline Projections in May
April 22, 2013In mid-May, CBO will issue two reports: one showing its projections of federal revenues and spending over the next 10 years if the President's proposals are adopted; and the other providing updated 10-year baseline projections.read more -
Differences Between the Traditional CPI and the Chained CPI
April 19, 2013CBO recently testified about the differences between the traditional CPI and the chained CPI, and this post describes what the chained CPI does differently and what problems that might fix.read more -
How Does Growth in the Cost of Goods and Services for the Elderly Compare to That for the Overall Population?
April 19, 2013Many analysts consider the chained CPI to be a more accurate measure of the cost of living for the average person than the traditional CPI—but increases in the chained CPI may understate growth in the elderly’s cost of living.read more -
CBO Testifies on Using the Chained CPI to Index Social Security, Other Federal Programs, and the Tax Code for Inflation
April 18, 2013Jeffrey Kling, CBO’s Associate Director for Economic Analysis, discusses his testimony before the Subcommittee on Social Security of the House Committee on Ways and Means.read more -
What Would Be the Effect on the Deficit of Using the Chained CPI to Index Benefit Programs and the Tax Code?
April 18, 2013CBO estimates that using the chained CPI governmentwide starting in 2014 would reduce the deficit by $340 billion over ten years by lowering benefits for Social Security and other federal programs and by increasing revenues.read more -
Snapshot of Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, and Guardianship Assistance
April 18, 2013Over the past two decades, the number of children in federally subsidized foster care has steadily declined, while the number of children whose adoptive parents receive federal adoption assistance has increased.read more -
Snapshot of Spending for Military Retirement Pay
April 17, 2013Spending for military retirement pay and survivors’ annuities will rise by more than 30 percent over the next decade, CBO projects.read more -
Snapshot of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
April 16, 2013The number of people receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has risen sharply in recent years—from about 26 million in 2007 to nearly 47 million in 2012.read more -
CBO Releases "Monthly Budget Review for March 2013"
April 5, 2013The federal government ran a budget deficit of $601 billion in the first half of fiscal year 2013, CBO estimates, $178 billion less than the shortfall recorded for the same period last year.read more -
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Future of the Secondary Mortgage Market
April 4, 2013What role should the government play in the secondary market for residential mortgages, and what should become of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? CBO has analyzed some of the key choices to be made regarding the future structure of that market.read more -
CBO Releases "The Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle Program and Alternatives"
April 2, 2013CBO compares the Army’s plan for the GCV with four options and finds that, although no option would meet all of the Army’s goals, all are likely to be less costly and pose a smaller risk of delay than CBO expects for the Army’s plan.read more -
The Unemployment Insurance System
April 1, 2013Annual outlays on UI increased from an average of $33 billion from 2004 through 2007 to $119 billion in 2009 and $155 billion in 2010; they dropped to $93 billion in 2012 and we expect them to decline further over the next few years.read more
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