Grim Budget Outlook for 2014-2023

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On February 5, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Budget and Economic Outlook that projected an $845 billion deficit for fiscal year 2013.

Highlights of CBO’s findings include:

  • Projects an $845 billion deficit for fiscal year 2013.
  • In 2023, the federal government will collect twice as much revenue as it did in 2012. Even with increased revenues, the deficit will hit $978 billion.
  • Projects the total debt will rise by $10 trillion by the end of the budget window (debt held by the public will rise by$8.7 trillion). By 2023, total debt will equal $26 trillion.

Noteworthy in their findings is CBO’s projected outlook for the U.S. includes the impending sequestration that will occur if current law (The Budget Control Act of 2011, P.L. 112-25) goes into effect on March 1, cutting $1.2 trillion in defense and non-defense discretionary domestic programs.

Moreover, the interest on the nation’s debt is expected to balloon rapidly in the second half of CBO’s 10-year projection.  Interest payments on U.S. debt from 2014-2018 are projected to be $1.76 trillion.  From 2019-2023 the interest on the nation’s debt will double to $3.64 trillion.  By 2020 it is expected that interest payments on U.S. debt will exceed the defense department’s budget.

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