Analysis: Happy Fiscal New Year 2016
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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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.
The results of the Peterson Foundation’s Solutions Initiative III are in: researchers from five leading think tanks agree that there are many ways to stabilize the nation’s long-term debt.
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
The Peterson Foundation releases a statement on the fiscally irresponsible "tax extenders" legislation.
Under the president’s budget, federal debt will remain historically high, roughly double its average over the past 50 years.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/presidents-budget-not-enough-to-solve-our-long-term-fiscal-challenges
The president and Congress must reach a compromise that reconciles their disagreements before September 30, or else they will risk a partial government shutdown.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/comparing-the-congressional-and-presidential-budgets
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.
Americans remain highly concerned about the nation’s fiscal health, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s November Fiscal Confidence Index, a monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation’s long-term debt and the efforts elected leaders are making to address America’s fiscal challenges.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2015/11/fci-press-release
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s July Fiscal Confidence Index, a monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation’s long-term debt and the efforts elected leaders are making to address America’s fiscal challenges, shows that the nation’s fiscal outlook remains a top concern for Americans.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2015/07/fci-press-release