August 2014
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CBO's Projections of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts
August 28, 2014How do CBO’s projections of federal receipts and expenditures in the national income and product accounts compare with CBO’s baseline projections of revenues and outlays in the federal budget?
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CBO Expects Economic Growth to Pick Up in the Next Few Years
August 28, 2014CBO anticipates that the economy will grow slowly this year and then at a faster but still moderate pace over the next few years, driven largely by stronger growth in business investment, consumer spending, and residential investment.
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An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2014 to 2024
August 27, 2014The deficit this year will be $506 billion, CBO estimates, about $170 billion lower than the deficit in 2013. After a weak first half of this year, CBO expects economic growth to pick up and the unemployment rate to continue to fall.
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Remarks on CBO’s Updated Budget and Economic Projections
August 27, 2014Director Doug Elmendorf spoke to the press about CBO’s latest budget and economic projections. His remarks and slides are included in this blog post.
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Sequestration Update Report: August 2014
August 14, 2014CBO issues one of its regular reports that provides estimates of the caps on discretionary budget authority for each fiscal year through 2021. By CBO’s estimate, appropriations for fiscal year 2014 have not exceeded those caps.
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Monthly Budget Review for July 2014
August 7, 2014The federal government ran a budget deficit of $462 billion for the first 10 months of fiscal year 2014, CBO estimates—$146 billion less than the shortfall recorded over the same span last year.
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Veterans' Disability Compensation: Trends and Policy Options
August 7, 2014From 2000 to 2013, the number of veterans receiving VA disability payments rose by nearly 55 percent, and spending for those benefits almost tripled. How might changes in VA’s disability compensation program affect the federal budget?
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CBO To Release Updated Budget and Economic Outlook On August 27
August 7, 2014The report will be available on CBO’s website at 10:00 a.m. on the day of release.
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