CBO Budget Information
Posted by John Irons at August 29, 2002 12:34 PM
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has put together a series of 1-page reports answering questions about the most recent CBO budget release.
Why the surplus has disappeared
What part was under congressional control
Revenue loss vs. spending
Debt and interest on the debt
CBO vs. OMB
What's missing?
Data Relating to Recent Budget and Economic Projections by the Congressional Budget Office, 8/29/02, 7pp.
This series of one-page analyses discusses a range of issues, including the causes of the disappearing surplus. The data in these materials will be more fully discussed in a forthcoming paper.
Posted by John Irons at August 29, 2002 12:34 PM
