Analysis: 2015 GAO Fiscal Outlook
National debt could climb from 74% of GDP in 2014 to 166% of GDP in 2039.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/gao-sends-clear-warning-long-term-debt-is-on-an-unsustainable-path
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National debt could climb from 74% of GDP in 2014 to 166% of GDP in 2039.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/gao-sends-clear-warning-long-term-debt-is-on-an-unsustainable-path
CBO projects that federal debt will remain at historically high levels over the next decade under current laws and warns that such high levels of debt could harm the economy.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/cbo-warns-fiscal-path-is-unsustainable-and-threatens-economic-growth
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects that the federal debt could reach 175% of GDP by 2040.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/congressional-budget-offices-2015-long-term-budget-outlook
Lawmakers should use the opportunities presented by the annual budgetary process to set policy priorities and provide more certainty about our nation’s fiscal policy.
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CBO finds that under the President’s budget, debt would remain at historically high levels over the next ten years.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/cbo-analysis-of-the-presidents-fy-2016-budget
Budget battles policymakers have engaged in have failed to produce reforms to address the true drivers of long-term national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/averting-a-shutdown-the-numbers-behind-the-last-minute-budget-bill
Policymakers should build on the bipartisanship of this Act to work towards passing fiscal reforms that will put our nation on a sustainable fiscal path.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/understanding-the-bipartisan-budget-act-of-2015
The Congressional Budget Office released its 2015 Long-Term Fiscal Outlook, which projects that by 2040, federal debt will climb to over 100 percent of GDP under current law and could reach 175 percent of GDP under less optimistic assumptions.
Today, the Congressional Budget Office released its Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2015-2025, which projects that federal debt will rise to 77 percent of GDP in 2025, a historically high level of debt that threatens economic growth over the long term.