Silverbird
09-09-2008, 01:10 PM
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNNMoney.com senior writer
Last Updated: September 9, 2008: 1:11 PM EDT
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The budget deficit will jump by $246 billion to $407 billion this year, the Congressional Budget Office estimates in a report released Tuesday.
"Over the long run, growing budget deficits and the resulting increases in federal debt would lead to slower economic growth," the agency said.
Last year, the budget deficit was $161 billion. The government's fiscal year ends Sept. 30. The agency attributes the jump to "a substantial increase in spending and a halt in the growth of tax revenues."
That drop in revenue is driven in part by an estimated 15% decline in corporate tax receipts. They fell as a result of lower corporate profits and tax rules governing how businesses depreciate their investments this year. A second factor is the rebates provided to tax filers from the economic stimulus law Congress passed earlier this year.
The spending hike is partly due to efforts by the government "to cover the insured deposits of insolvent financial institutions," the agency said.....
http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/09/news/economy/cbo_budget_update/index.htm?cnn=yes
Last Updated: September 9, 2008: 1:11 PM EDT
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The budget deficit will jump by $246 billion to $407 billion this year, the Congressional Budget Office estimates in a report released Tuesday.
"Over the long run, growing budget deficits and the resulting increases in federal debt would lead to slower economic growth," the agency said.
Last year, the budget deficit was $161 billion. The government's fiscal year ends Sept. 30. The agency attributes the jump to "a substantial increase in spending and a halt in the growth of tax revenues."
That drop in revenue is driven in part by an estimated 15% decline in corporate tax receipts. They fell as a result of lower corporate profits and tax rules governing how businesses depreciate their investments this year. A second factor is the rebates provided to tax filers from the economic stimulus law Congress passed earlier this year.
The spending hike is partly due to efforts by the government "to cover the insured deposits of insolvent financial institutions," the agency said.....
http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/09/news/economy/cbo_budget_update/index.htm?cnn=yes