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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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  • Updated Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023

    May 14, 2013
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CBO's Baseline Budget Projections, as of May 2013, With Percentages of GDP Updated to Reflect Recent Revisions by the Bureau of Economic Analysis

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September 11, 2013

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CBO's Estimate of Discretionary Budget Authority for Fiscal Year 2013, Showing Amounts for Defense and Nondefense Programs

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September 10, 2013

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Subsidy Rates for Student Loans Under the May 2013 Baseline and as Adjusted for Enactment of Public Law 113-28, the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013

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August 12, 2013

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Historical Budget Data—August 2013

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August 12, 2013

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  • Updated Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023

    May 14, 2013

  • Comparing Budget Plans

    May 17, 2013
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The Federal Budget: Outlook and Challenges

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June 27, 2013

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  • Offsetting Effects of Prescription Drug Use on Medicare’s Spending for Medical Services

    November 29, 2012
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Offsetting Effects of Prescription Drug Use on Medicare’s Spending for Medical Services

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June 24, 2013

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  • Estimates for the Insurance Coverage Provisions of the Affordable Care Act Updated for the Recent Supreme Court Decision

    July 24, 2012

  • Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Insurance Coverage

    May 14, 2013

  • CBO’s Estimate of the Net Budgetary Impact of the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Coverage Provisions Has Not Changed Much Over Time

    May 14, 2013
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Understanding CBO’s Medicaid Coverage Projections Under the Affordable Care Act

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June 24, 2013

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CBO Discusses the Effects of Tax Credits for Electric Vehicles at Energy Conference

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    December 01, 2003

  • How Would Proposed Fuel Economy Standards Affect the Highway Trust Fund?

    May 02, 2012

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Effects of Tax Credits for Electric Vehicles

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June 24, 2013

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  • Growth in Means-Tested Programs and Tax Credits for Low-Income Households

    February 11, 2013

  • Refundable Tax Credits

    January 24, 2013

  • Supplemental Security Income: An Overview

    December 11, 2012

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    April 19, 2012

  • Spending Patterns for Prescription Drugs Under Medicare Part D

    December 01, 2011

  • An Overview of Federal Support for Housing

    November 03, 2009
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Testimony on Means-Tested Programs and Tax Credits for Low-Income Households

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June 18, 2013

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