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The 2015 Long-Term Budget Outlook [i] (June 16, 2015)

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CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE




  CBO


Percentage of GDP
120                              Actual Extended Baseline Projection

100 -

80

60
              60 -                                      Federal Debt
                                                     Held by the Public
40 -

20

0
  2000       2005        2010       2015        2020       2025        2030       2035


2040


                          If Lawmakers Aimed for Debt in 2040 to Equal ...

         Its 50-Year Average of 38% of GDP...          Its   Current Level of 74% of GDP...



      How Much  Would They Need to Increase Revenues or Reduce Noninterest Spending per Year?

                   14%   1tIncrease in Revenues                    6%     1    Increase in Revenues
2.6%  of GDP,            Or                     1.1%  of GDP,             Or
which is equal to a                             which is equal to a
                   13%       Cut in Spending                       52%     5   Cut in Spending


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