What Are Interest Costs on the National Debt?
Interest costs are on track to become the largest category of spending in the federal budget.
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Interest costs are on track to become the largest category of spending in the federal budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-are-interest-costs-on-the-national-debt
Sequestration is a budget procedure used by lawmakers to cancel or limit funding in order to meet budget goals.
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Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the latest data for Fiscal Year 2024, charted out monthly and on a year-over-year basis.
While this budget would be a step in the right direction, it does not adequately address the underlying structural imbalance that defines our fiscal outlook.
“We need our leaders to rise to the urgency of the moment, but legislative gridlock continues to prevent progress on even the basics of budgeting," said Michael A. Peterson.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2024/03/peterson-foundation-statement-on-presidents-budget
The United States lost an estimated $1.8 trillion in revenues through tax expenditures in 2023.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/03/6-key-charts-on-tax-breaks
A group of respected policy experts share their views on how a bipartisan fiscal commission could help break the cycle of governing by crisis.
Although the need for serious, long-term changes to the funding structure of the Highway Trust Fund is clear, there is disagreement over the approach to do so.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-highway-trust-fund
The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a measure administered through the tax code to address poverty.
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The words debt and deficit come up frequently in debates about the policy decisions that lawmakers face. The two concepts are similar, but are often confused.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/02/debt-vs-deficits-whats-the-difference