Outlook for the Budget and the Economy
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Discretionary Spending in 2013: An Infographic
This infographic is part of a set of four being released today about the federal budget.
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Mandatory Spending in 2013: An Infographic
This infographic is part of a set of four being released today about the federal budget.
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Revenues in 2013: An Infographic
This infographic is part of a set of four being released today about the federal budget.
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The Federal Budget in 2013: An Infographic
This infographic is part of a set of four about the federal budget. See how much the government spent and took in during 2013 as well as other information about the budget, deficits, and debt.
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Snapshot of Corporate Income Tax Receipts
Since 2008, corporate income tax receipts have been smaller, relative to the size of the economy, than their historical average of 1.9 percent of GDP—largely because the recent recession substantially reduced taxable corporate profits.
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Snapshot of Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, and Guardianship Assistance
Over the past two decades, the number of children in federally subsidized foster care has steadily declined, while the number of children whose adoptive parents receive federal adoption assistance has increased.
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Snapshot of Spending for Military Retirement Pay
Spending for military retirement pay and survivors’ annuities will rise by more than 30 percent over the next decade, CBO projects.
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Snapshot of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
The number of people receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has risen sharply in recent years—from about 26 million in 2007 to nearly 47 million in 2012.
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Snapshot of Guarantees of New Residential Mortgages
By 2012, more than 95 percent of new mortgages were federally guaranteed. CBO expects that percentage to drop sharply in coming years under current law.
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Snapshot of the Highway Trust Fund
CBO projects that, starting in 2015, the highway account of the Highway Trust Fund will have insufficient revenues to meet its obligations, resulting in steadily accumulating shortfalls.