CBO: Recent Budget Deal Will Add $1.7 Trillion to the National Debt over the Next 10 Years
The budget projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in August reaffirm the perilous path of deficits and debt expected over the next decade.
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The budget projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in August reaffirm the perilous path of deficits and debt expected over the next decade.
For the third year in a row, Congress did not adopt a budget resolution.
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-deficit-drop-is-temporary
The 114th Congress has a new opportunity to address our debt and long-term fiscal challenges, strengthen our economy, and put our nation's fiscal future on a sustainable path.
Under current spending and tax policies, federal debt would be on a path that climbs to about 200 percent of gross domestic product within 25 years, according to CBO.
Under the current policy scenario, the federal government is projected to run permanent primary spending deficits.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/government-accountability-office-fall-2012-budget-outlook
The long-term budget outlook has deteriorated significantly since last year, when CBO projected debt would reach 111% of GDP in 30 years under current law.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2016/07/cbo-long-term-budget-outlook-worse-than-last-year
Federal debt is already at its highest level as a percentage of GDP since 1950 and would exceed its all-time high by 2034 under current law.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2018/07/cbo-warns-historic-debt-levels-threaten-economy
The report focuses on the fiscal conditions in six heavily populated states which together account for a third of the nation's population and almost 40 cents of every dollar in spending by state and local governments.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/state-budget-crisis-task-force
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