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Budget and Economic Outlook

CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook—usually produced in January each year and updated in August—includes projections of spending and revenues under current law over the next 10 years as well as an economic forecast for that period. CBO also typically prepares an update of its budget projections in March each year in conjunction with its analysis of the President's budgetary proposals. Those projections under current law provide the Congress with a benchmark against which to measure the effects of proposed changes in spending and tax laws.

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The Challenge of Deficit Reduction

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November 8, 2012


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  • An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2022

    August 22, 2012
  • Economic Consequences Infographic

    August 22, 2012
  • Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output from April 2012 Through June 2012

    August 23, 2012
  • The 2012 Long-Term Budget Outlook

    June 05, 2012
  • Assessing the Short-Term Effects on Output of Changes in Federal Fiscal Policies: Working Paper 2012-08

    May 25, 2012
  • Economic Effects of Reducing the Fiscal Restraint That Is Scheduled to Occur in 2013

    May 22, 2012
  • Policies for Increasing Economic Growth and Employment in 2012 and 2013

    November 15, 2011
  • Confronting the Nation's Fiscal Policy Challenges

    September 13, 2011
  • Reducing the Deficit: Spending and Revenue Options

    March 10, 2011
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Economic Effects of Policies Contributing to Fiscal Tightening in 2013

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November 8, 2012

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  • The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2022

    January 31, 2012
  • Updated Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2022

    March 13, 2012
  • Economic Consequences Infographic

    August 22, 2012
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An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2022

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August 22, 2012

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  • May 2013 (19)
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  • March 2013 (22)
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CBO Releases Its Annual Summer Update of the Budget and Economic Outlook

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August 22, 2012


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  • An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2022

    August 22, 2012
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Fiscal Tightening in 2013 and Its Economic Consequences - Infographic

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August 22, 2012

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Budget Projections—August 2012 Baseline

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August 22, 2012

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Individual Income Tax Receipts and the Individual Tax Base—August 2012 Baseline

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August 22, 2012

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Expiring Tax Provisions—August 2012 Baseline

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August 22, 2012

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CBO To Release Updated Budget and Economic Outlook On August 22

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August 2, 2012


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Breakfast with Reporters

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June 14, 2012


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