CBO’s Baseline Budget Projections

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total,
Total,
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2009-
2009-
 
 
 
 
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2013
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In Billions of Dollars
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individual income taxes
1,163
1,211
1,340
1,399
1,611
1,753
1,863
1,962
2,070
2,184
2,307
2,438
7,966
18,928
 
Corporate income taxes
370
364
356
334
333
357
327
342
350
361
374
388
1,707
3,522
 
Social insurance taxes
870
910
947
997
1,049
1,101
1,149
1,199
1,249
1,301
1,355
1,411
5,244
11,758
 
Other
164
169
174
177
188
231
245
260
272
285
298
311
1,016
2,441
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
2,568
2,654
2,817
2,907
3,182
3,442
3,585
3,763
3,941
4,131
4,334
4,548
15,933
36,649
 
 
 
On-budget
1,933
1,990
2,123
2,177
2,414
2,636
2,743
2,883
3,024
3,175
3,337
3,509
12,093
28,020
 
 
 
Off-budget
635
665
694
730
768
806
842
880
918
957
997
1,039
3,839
8,629
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outlays
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mandatory spending
1,450
1,550
1,654
1,737
1,846
1,884
2,022
2,138
2,270
2,451
2,578
2,706
9,142
21,285
 
Discretionary spending
1,042
1,089
1,121
1,145
1,170
1,186
1,216
1,243
1,272
1,307
1,335
1,360
5,838
12,356
 
Net interest
238
234
241
266
283
286
285
285
282
278
271
259
1,360
2,735
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
2,731
2,873
3,015
3,148
3,299
3,355
3,524
3,666
3,824
4,037
4,183
4,325
16,341
36,376
 
 
 
On-budget
2,277
2,404
2,519
2,628
2,757
2,788
2,926
3,037
3,160
3,334
3,439
3,536
13,618
30,124
 
 
 
Off-budget
454
469
496
520
541
568
597
629
664
702
744
789
2,723
6,251
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deficit (-) or Surplus
-163
-219
-198
-241
-117
87
61
96
117
95
151
223
-408
274
 
On-budget
-344
-414
-396
-450
-343
-151
-184
-154
-136
-160
-102
-27
-1,525
-2,104
 
Off-budget
181
195
198
210
226
238
244
251
254
254
253
249
1,117
2,378
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt Held by the Public
5,035
5,232
5,443
5,698
5,827
5,751
5,701
5,613
5,503
5,414
5,269
5,050
n.a.
n.a.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Memorandum:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Domestic Product
13,670
14,201
14,812
15,600
16,445
17,256
18,043
18,856
19,685
20,540
21,426
22,355
82,156
185,018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individual income taxes
8.5
8.5
9.0
9.0
9.8
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
10.8
10.9
9.7
10.2
 
Corporate income taxes
2.7
2.6
2.4
2.1
2.0
2.1
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.7
2.1
1.9
 
Social insurance taxes
6.4
6.4
6.4
6.4
6.4
6.4
6.4
6.4
6.3
6.3
6.3
6.3
6.4
6.4
 
Other
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.2
1.3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
18.8
18.7
19.0
18.6
19.3
19.9
19.9
20.0
20.0
20.1
20.2
20.3
19.4
19.8
 
 
 
On-budget
14.1
14.0
14.3
14.0
14.7
15.3
15.2
15.3
15.4
15.5
15.6
15.7
14.7
15.1
 
 
 
Off-budget
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.6
4.7
4.7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outlays
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mandatory spending
10.6
10.9
11.2
11.1
11.2
10.9
11.2
11.3
11.5
11.9
12.0
12.1
11.1
11.5
 
Discretionary spending
7.6
7.7
7.6
7.3
7.1
6.9
6.7
6.6
6.5
6.4
6.2
6.1
7.1
6.7
 
Net interest
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.7
1.5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
20.0
20.2
20.4
20.2
20.1
19.4
19.5
19.4
19.4
19.7
19.5
19.3
19.9
19.7
 
 
 
On-budget
16.7
16.9
17.0
16.8
16.8
16.2
16.2
16.1
16.1
16.2
16.1
15.8
16.6
16.3
 
 
 
Off-budget
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.3
3.4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deficit (-) or Surplus
-1.2
-1.5
-1.3
-1.5
-0.7
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.7
1.0
-0.5
0.1
 
On-budget
-2.5
-2.9
-2.7
-2.9
-2.1
-0.9
-1.0
-0.8
-0.7
-0.8
-0.5
-0.1
-1.9
-1.1
 
Off-budget
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.4
1.3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt Held by the Public
36.8
36.8
36.7
36.5
35.4
33.3
31.6
29.8
28.0
26.4
24.6
22.6
n.a.
n.a.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Source: Congressional Budget Office.

Note: n.a. = not applicable.

CBO’s Baseline Projections of Mandatory Outlays

(Billions of dollars)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total,
Total,
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2009-
2009-
 
 
 
 
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2013
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Social Security
581
611
646
682
719
761
807
856
908
965
1,027
1,092
3,615
8,464
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Medicarea
436
454
485
512
561
565
629
671
719
803
841
879
2,752
6,666
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Medicaid
191
208
225
243
261
282
304
328
353
381
412
445
1,314
3,232
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Security
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental Security Income
36
41
43
45
51
44
50
52
53
60
57
53
234
509
 
Earned income and child tax credits
54
56
56
57
58
40
41
41
41
41
41
41
252
458
 
Unemployment compensation
33
39
46
43
40
43
45
48
50
52
54
56
217
476
 
Food Stamps
35
38
41
42
42
43
44
44
45
46
48
49
212
445
 
Family supportb
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
121
246
 
Child nutrition
14
15
16
16
17
18
18
19
20
21
22
23
85
190
 
Foster care
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
37
81
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal
202
221
233
235
240
220
230
237
243
254
256
257
1,159
2,406
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Retirement and Disability
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal civilianc
72
75
78
82
85
89
92
96
100
104
107
111
426
945
 
Military
44
46
49
50
51
53
54
55
56
58
59
61
257
546
 
Veterand
36
40
41
42
47
42
46
47
49
54
52
49
218
470
 
Other
8
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
46
99
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal
159
169
177
183
192
193
202
209
216
226
229
233
947
2,060
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Programs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity Credit Corporation Fund
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
37
77
 
TRICARE For Life
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
12
13
13
15
45
108
 
Student loans
7
3
2
4
5
5
3
3
3
2
2
2
20
32
 
Universal Service Fund
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
42
87
 
State Children's Health Insurance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Program
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
28
53
 
Social services
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
26
53
 
Other
18
34
35
33
31
31
31
29
30
32
38
40
161
329
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal
59
73
71
72
72
72
71
69
72
74
81
85
357
739
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Offsetting Receipts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Medicaree
-66
-69
-74
-79
-84
-90
-96
-103
-110
-119
-129
-139
-423
-1,024
 
Employers' share of
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
employees' retirement
-48
-51
-55
-57
-59
-62
-64
-67
-70
-73
-82
-86
-297
-674
 
Other
-64
-65
-54
-54
-56
-57
-60
-62
-61
-62
-57
-60
-282
-583
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal
-178
-186
-183
-190
-200
-209
-220
-231
-241
-254
-268
-285
-1,001
-2,281
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Mandatory Outlays
1,450
1,550
1,654
1,737
1,846
1,884
2,022
2,138
2,270
2,451
2,578
2,706
9,142
21,285
 
 
 
 
                           
Memorandum:
                           
Mandatory Outlays Excluding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Offsetting Receipts
1,628
1,736
1,836
1,927
2,046
2,092
2,243
2,369
2,511
2,705
2,846
2,991
10,143
23,566
Medicare Outlays Net of
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Offsetting Receipts
370
385
411
433
477
475
533
569
609
684
712
740
2,329
5,642
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Source: Congressional Budget Office.

Note: Spending for the benefit programs shown above generally excludes administrative costs, which are discretionary.

a. Excludes offsetting receipts.

b. Includes Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and various programs that involve payments to states for child support enforcement and family support.

c. Includes Civil Service, Foreign Service, Coast Guard, and other small retirement programs and annuitants’ health benefits.

d. Includes veterans’ compensation, pensions, and life insurance programs.

e. Includes Medicare premiums and amounts paid by states from savings on Medicaid prescription drug costs.

CBO’s Baseline Projections of Mandatory Outlays

(Billions of dollars)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total,
Total,
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2009-
2009-
 
 
 
 
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2013
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Social Security
581
611
646
682
719
761
807
856
908
965
1,027
1,092
3,615
8,464
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Medicarea
436
454
485
512
561
565
629
671
719
803
841
879
2,752
6,666
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Medicaid
191
208
225
243
261
282
304
328
353
381
412
445
1,314
3,232
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Security
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental Security Income
36
41
43
45
51
44
50
52
53
60
57
53
234
509
 
Earned income and child tax credits
54
56
56
57
58
40
41
41
41
41
41
41
252
458
 
Unemployment compensation
33
39
46
43
40
43
45
48
50
52
54
56
217
476
 
Food Stamps
35
38
41
42
42
43
44
44
45
46
48
49
212
445
 
Family supportb
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
121
246
 
Child nutrition
14
15
16
16
17
18
18
19
20
21
22
23
85
190
 
Foster care
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
37
81
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal
202
221
233
235
240
220
230
237
243
254
256
257
1,159
2,406
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Retirement and Disability
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal civilianc
72
75
78
82
85
89
92
96
100
104
107
111
426
945
 
Military
44
46
49
50
51
53
54
55
56
58
59
61
257
546
 
Veterand
36
40
41
42
47
42
46
47
49
54
52
49
218
470
 
Other
8
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
46
99
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal
159
169
177
183
192
193
202
209
216
226
229
233
947
2,060
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Programs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity Credit Corporation Fund
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
37
77
 
TRICARE For Life
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
12
13
13
15
45
108
 
Student loans
7
3
2
4
5
5
3
3
3
2
2
2
20
32
 
Universal Service Fund
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
42
87
 
State Children's Health Insurance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Program
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
28
53
 
Social services
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
26
53
 
Other
18
34
35
33
31
31
31
29
30
32
38
40
161
329
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal
59
73
71
72
72
72
71
69
72
74
81
85
357
739
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Offsetting Receipts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Medicaree
-66
-69
-74
-79
-84
-90
-96
-103
-110
-119
-129
-139
-423
-1,024
 
Employers' share of
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
employees' retirement
-48
-51
-55
-57
-59
-62
-64
-67
-70
-73
-82
-86
-297
-674
 
Other
-64
-65
-54
-54
-56
-57
-60
-62
-61
-62
-57
-60
-282
-583
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal
-178
-186
-183
-190
-200
-209
-220
-231
-241
-254
-268
-285
-1,001
-2,281
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Mandatory Outlays
1,450
1,550
1,654
1,737
1,846
1,884
2,022
2,138
2,270
2,451
2,578
2,706
9,142
21,285
 
 
 
 
                           
Memorandum:
                           
Mandatory Outlays Excluding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Offsetting Receipts
1,628
1,736
1,836
1,927
2,046
2,092
2,243
2,369
2,511
2,705
2,846
2,991
10,143
23,566
Medicare Outlays Net of
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Offsetting Receipts
370
385
411
433
477
475
533
569
609
684
712
740
2,329
5,642
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Source: Congressional Budget Office.

Note: Spending for the benefit programs shown above generally excludes administrative costs, which are discretionary.

a. Excludes offsetting receipts.

b. Includes Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and various programs that involve payments to states for child support enforcement and family support.

c. Includes Civil Service, Foreign Service, Coast Guard, and other small retirement programs and annuitants’ health benefits.

d. Includes veterans’ compensation, pensions, and life insurance programs.

e. Includes Medicare premiums and amounts paid by states from savings on Medicaid prescription drug costs.

CBO’s Baseline Projections of Federal Debt

(Billions of dollars)

 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt Held by the Public at the
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of the Year
4,829
5,035
5,232
5,443
5,698
5,827
5,751
5,701
5,613
5,503
5,414
5,269
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changes to Debt Held by the Public
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deficit or surplus (-)
163
219
198
241
117
-87
-61
-96
-117
-95
-151
-223
 
Other means of financing
43
-22
13
14
12
11
10
9
7
6
5
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
206
197
211
255
129
-76
-51
-87
-111
-88
-146
-219
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt Held by the Public at the End of the Year
5,035
5,232
5,443
5,698
5,827
5,751
5,701
5,613
5,503
5,414
5,269
5,050
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Memorandum:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt Held by the Public at the End of the Year as a Percentage of GDP
36.8
36.8
36.7
36.5
35.4
33.3
31.6
29.8
28.0
26.4
24.6
22.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Source: Congressional Budget Office.

Changes in CBO’s Baseline Projections of the Deficit or Surplus Since January 2008

(Billions of dollars)

Source: Congressional Budget Office.

Note: * = between -$500 million and $500 million; OCS = Outer Continental Shelf.

a. Includes offsetting receipts.

b. Negative numbers indicate an increase in the deficit or a decrease in the surplus.

CBO’s Estimate of the Effect of the President’s Budget on Baseline Deficits or Surpluses

(Billions of dollars)

Total Deficit (-) or Surplus Under the President’s Proposals

Sources: Congressional Budget Office; Joint Committee on Taxation.

Note: * = between -$500 million and $500 million; EGTRRA = Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001; JGTRRA = Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003; AMT = alternative minimum tax; SCHIP = State Children’s Health Insurance Program; PBGC = Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; OMB = Office of Management and Budget.

a. The estimates shown include the effect on revenues only; however, refundable earned income and child tax credits are also affected and shown in the outlay section of the table.

b. Negative numbers indicate an increase in the deficit or a decrease in the surplus.