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Discretionary outlays by the federal government totaled $1.7 trillion in 2023. Outlays for nondefense programs accounted for more than half of that total.
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Mandatory outlays by the federal government totaled $3.8 trillion in 2023; more than half was for Social Security and Medicare. The largest increases over the past 20 years have been for the major health care programs.
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The federal deficit in 2023 was $1.7 trillion, equal to 6.3 percent of gross domestic product.
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CBO describes how funding for the IRS affects CBO’s revenue projections and how CBO estimates the revenue effects of rescissions of such funding. CBO also estimates the budgetary effects of rescinding varying amounts of the IRS’s funding.
- Cost Estimate
As introduced on February 28, 2024 http://tinyurl.com/2ccwp4zm
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CBO's interactive tool allows users to simulate the agency's process for projecting discretionary budget authority and outlays for different types of spending over the course of 10 years.
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This interactive workbook allows users to see how revenues and outlays that differed from those in CBO’s February 2024 baseline budget projections would increase or decrease net interest costs and thus affect deficits and debt.
- Blog Post
CBO's Director, Phillip Swagel, discusses his most recent and upcoming presentations about the projections in CBO’s report, "The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2024 to 2034."
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CBO’s Director, Phillip Swagel, testifies before the House Budget Committee.
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The federal budget deficit totaled $531 billion in the first four months of fiscal year 2024, CBO estimates—$71 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year.