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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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CBO Now Plans To Release Budget and Economic Outlook on February 5

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January 28, 2013


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    November 15, 2012

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    July 10, 2012
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Refundable Tax Credits

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January 24, 2013

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  • Data Underlying CBO’s Economic Forecasting Record: 2013 Update

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CBO's Economic Forecasting Record: 2013 Update

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January 17, 2013

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    March 10, 2011

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Options for Taxing U.S. Multinational Corporations

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January 8, 2013

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The “Fiscal Cliff” Deal

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January 4, 2013


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H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

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January 1, 2013

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Taxing Businesses Through the Individual Income Tax

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December 6, 2012

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CBO Releases Report on Taxing Businesses Through the Individual Income Tax

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December 6, 2012


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Federal Debt and the Statutory Limit, November 2012

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November 29, 2012

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Unemployment Insurance in the Wake of the Recent Recession

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November 28, 2012

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