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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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H.R. 6169, the Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012.

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July 26, 2012

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S. 3326, a bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Sche

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July 23, 2012

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H.R. 4365, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are subject to certain federal tax levies

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July 20, 2012

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CBO Releases Report on the Distribution of Household Income and Federal Taxes, 2008 and 2009

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July 10, 2012


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  • Trends in the Distribution of Household Income Between 1979 and 2007

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  • Average Federal Taxes by Income Group

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The Distribution of Household Income and Federal Taxes, 2008 and 2009

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July 10, 2012

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H.R. 3609, Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

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July 3, 2012

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New Evidence on the Tax Elasticity of Capital Gains: Working Paper 2012-09

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June 15, 2012

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Breakfast with Reporters

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June 14, 2012


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CBO Releases Study on the Budgetary and Health Effects of Raising the Excise Tax on Cigarettes

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June 13, 2012


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Changes in CBO's Baseline Projections Since January 2001

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June 7, 2012

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