These Tax Expenditures Cost Billions More than Anticipated — Here’s Why
Tax expenditures are costly for the federal government but they can be effective vehicles for lawmakers to achieve policy goals.
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Tax expenditures are costly for the federal government but they can be effective vehicles for lawmakers to achieve policy goals.
According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, the provisions in this agreement will add $857.8 billion to the deficit by 2020.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2010/12/compromise-tax-framework-agreement
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.
The child tax credit (CTC) is a measure administered though the tax code that is designed to make raising children more affordable by easing the financial burden faced by families.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-is-the-child-tax-credit
Programs that millions of Americans depend on and care about may be feeling a squeeze from interest costs on our high and rising national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/02/what-is-the-national-debt-costing-us
Here are eleven charts that tell America’s fiscal story for 2019 — and show how our outlook went from bad to worse over the last 12 months.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2021/07/11-charts-that-show-how-our-national-debt-grew-in-2019
The lengthy and complex United States tax code can be difficult for Americans to understand.
https://www.pgpf.org/quiz/how-much-do-you-know-about-the-us-tax-system
New research initiative to explore the demographic, socioeconomic, and fiscal trends that will define America at mid-century
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2017/11/peterson-foundation-and-ford-foundation-launch-us-2050
The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a measure administered through the tax code to address poverty.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-is-the-earned-income-tax-credit
The budgetary and economic effects of proposed tax legislation are a critical element of the debate.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2017/12/tax-modeling-tax-reform-why-its-important