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Key Principles to Achieve Tax Reform that Grows the Economy, Not the National Debt
Tax reform done right will promote economic growth, increase fairness and simplicity, and improve the nation’s fiscal outlook.
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Tax Modeling & Tax Reform: Why It's Important
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
Programs & Projects
Feb 22, 2018
The Tax Reform Tradeoff
To help better inform the current debate over tax reform, the Tax Policy Center (with a grant from the Peterson Foundation) put real numbers behind different scenarios for tax reform that are both distributionally neutral and fiscally responsible.
Analysis
Nov 17, 2017
The Tax Reform Tradeoff: The Cost of Keeping Expenditures
Reform that eliminates virtually all tax expenditures allows for rates to be lowered significantly.
Programs & Projects
Oct 27, 2017
Tax Reform Should Grow the Economy. Not the Debt.
Washington is debating tax reform. There’s talk of substantial tax cuts that would give trillions of dollars back to American taxpayers. That might sound great to some. But if Congress doesn’t find a way to pay for those tax cuts, future generations will be stuck with the bill.
Analysis
Sep 13, 2017
The Tax Reform Tradeoff: Eliminating Tax Expenditures, Reducing Rates
The paper puts real numbers behind different scenarios for a structure for tax reform: eliminating income tax expenditures to enable lower tax rates.
Analysis
Dec 19, 2015
Analysis: Congress Passes Costly & Unfunded Tax Legislation
The legislation is fiscally irresponsible and will add significantly to America's national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/congress-passes-costly-and-unfunded-tax-legislation
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Sep 26, 2013
2013 Fall Fiscal Agenda — Tax Reform
While there is disagreement on specific remedies, there is broad consensus that our current tax code is broken.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2013-fall-fiscal-agenda-%E2%80%94-tax-reform
Analysis
Sep 11, 2012
Issues in Brief: The Debate Over Tax Expenditures
Tax expenditures are often "spending in disguise" because they are used by Congress to direct resources to specific constituencies and priorities — much like spending programs.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-debate-over-tax-expenditures
Analysis
Jul 17, 2012
State Budget Crisis Task Force
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