Budget Basics: Tax Expenditures
Tax expenditures can come in the form of exclusions, exemptions, deductions, and credits.
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Tax expenditures can come in the form of exclusions, exemptions, deductions, and credits.
On November 10, 2023, Moody’s Investors Service lowered its outlook on the United States’ credit rating from “stable” to “negative.”
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the data for January 2024.
https://www.pgpf.org/the-current-federal-budget-deficit/budget-deficit-january-2024
Tax breaks totaled over $1.8 trillion in 2023. To put that in perspective, that’s more than the government spends on Social Security, defense, or Medicare and Medicaid.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/12/eight-of-the-largest-tax-breaks-explained
There have been a number of proposals to increase, eliminate, or otherwise adjust the payroll tax cap as a way to shore up Social Security’s finances.
Social Security is an essential program for millions of Americans, but it’s at risk if lawmakers fail to take action to reform the program.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/12/9-facts-about-social-security-and-the-need-to-strengthen-it
The end of 2023 marks another year that the country has failed to improve its daunting fiscal outlook.
In FY23 the federal government officially incurred a budget deficit of $1.7 trillion — about $320 billion higher than last year's amount.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/12/americas-underlying-deficit-doubled-in-fiscal-year-2023
The U.S. is experiencing an unusual and concerning phenomenon — the annual deficit is high even though the unemployment rate is low.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/12/why-is-the-federal-deficit-high-if-unemployment-is-low
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the data for December 2023.
https://www.pgpf.org/the-current-federal-budget-deficit/budget-deficit-december-2023