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How CBO Produces Fair-Value Estimates of the Cost of Federal Credit Programs: A Primer
In this primer, CBO discusses the methodological differences between the FCRA and fair-value approaches and how those differences affect estimates of the cost of federal credit programs.
- Cost Estimate
Rules Committee Print 115-81, Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
Discretionary Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2019
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Monthly Budget Review for June 2018
The federal budget deficit was $607 billion for the first nine months of fiscal year 2018, CBO estimates, $84 billion more than the shortfall recorded during the same period last year.
- Report
Expired and Expiring Authorizations of Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2018, Revised
CBO has updated its January 2018 report to the Congress on programs funded for fiscal year 2018 for which authorizations of appropriations have expired or will expire during the current fiscal year.
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Fair-Value Estimates of the Cost of Federal Credit Programs in 2019
Using FCRA procedures, CBO estimates that new loans and loan guarantees issued in 2019 would result in savings of $37.4 billion. But using fair-value procedures, CBO estimates that they would have a lifetime cost of $37.9 billion.
- Presentation
CBO’s Analyses and Projections of Federal Health Care Costs
Presentation by Robert Sunshine, Senior Advisor in CBO’s Office of the Director, at the 10th Annual Meeting of the OECD Network of Parliamentary Budget Officials and Independent Fiscal Institutions.
- Blog Post
The Effects on the Budget of Alternative Economic Scenarios
CBO released a report on its “rules of thumb” that shows how changes in four key economic variables might affect revenues, outlays, and deficits. An interactive workbook allows users to see the budgetary effects of their own scenarios.
- Presentation
The Role of the Legislature in the U.S. Budget Process
Presentation by Keith Hall, CBO Director, at the 10th Annual Meeting of the OECD Network of Parliamentary Budget Officials and Independent Fiscal Institutions.
- Report
How Changes in Economic Conditions Might Affect the Federal Budget
CBO has developed “rules of thumb” that show how changes in four key economic variables might affect revenues, outlays, and deficits. An interactive workbook allows users to see the budgetary effects of their own alternative scenarios.