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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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Some Information on Upcoming CBO Reports

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June 13, 2013


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CBO’s Plan for Its Major Periodic Reports This Year

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June 13, 2013

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  • Updated Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023

    May 14, 2013
  • Federal Debt and the Statutory Limit, November 2012

    November 29, 2012
  • Federal Debt and Interest Costs

    December 14, 2010
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Federal Debt and the Statutory Limit, June 2013

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June 11, 2013

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  • Refundable Tax Credits

    January 24, 2013
  • The Distribution of Household Income and Federal Taxes, 2008 and 2009

    July 10, 2012
  • Options for Changing the Tax Treatment of Charitable Giving

    October 18, 2011
  • The Deductibility of State and Local Taxes

    February 20, 2008
  • Taxation of Owner-Occupied and Rental Housing: Working Paper 2012-14

    November 05, 2012
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The Distribution of Major Tax Expenditures in the Individual Income Tax System

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May 29, 2013

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  • The Costs of Reducing Greenhouse-Gas Emissions

    November 23, 2009
  • The Economic Effects of Legislation to Reduce Greenhouse-Gas Emissions

    October 14, 2009
  • How Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Affect Employment

    May 05, 2010
  • The Distribution of Revenues from a Cap-and-Trade Program for CO2 Emissions

    May 07, 2009
  • Reducing the Deficit: Spending and Revenue Options

    March 10, 2011
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Effects of a Carbon Tax on the Economy and the Environment

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May 22, 2013

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Estimated Effects on Direct Spending and Revenues for Health Care Programs of Proposals in the President's 2014 Budget

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May 17, 2013

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H.R. 2019, Kids First Research Act of 2013

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May 17, 2013

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Comparing Budget Plans

posted by Doug Elmendorf on May 17, 2013

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Proposal in the President's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2014 to Use the Chained CPI

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May 17, 2013

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CBO's Reestimate of the President's 2014 Mandatory Proposals for Postsecondary Education

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May 17, 2013

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