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The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2020 to 2030

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In CBO’s projections, the federal budget deficit equals $1.0 trillion in 2020 and averages $1.3 trillion per year over the 2021–2030 period, under the assumption that existing laws governing taxes and spending generally remained unchanged. Because of those large deficits, federal debt held by the public is projected to grow from 79 percent of GDP in 2019 to 98 percent of GDP in 2030. By 2050, debt would be 180 percent of GDP—far higher than it has ever been.

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  • Congressional Budget Office, 2020. "The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2020 to 2030," Reports 56020, Congressional Budget Office.
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    JEL classification:

    • H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
    • H60 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - General
    • H61 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Budget; Budget Systems
    • H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus
    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt
    • H68 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Forecasts of Budgets, Deficits, and Debt

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