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TheWeekInCongress.com

The Monthly Budget Review

June 2008

 

The deficit rose to $317 billion during the first 8 months of FY 2008. the amount is $168 billion more than the shortfall last year.

 

WHAT HAPPENED?

Thus far, $50 billion of the debt is attributed to the stimulus rebates, Further rebates, about the same amount will also be added to the deficit in coming months.

Budget totals through May

 

Actual FY 2007

Prelim FY 2008

Est. Change

Receipts

$1.7 billion

$1.68 billion

$ 6 billion

Outlays

$1.81

$1.99

$174 billion

Deficit

$148 billion

$317 billion

$168 billion

 

WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM

Source

Actual FY 2007

Prelim FY 2008

Percent Chng

Individual taxes

$776 billion`

$771 billion

.7%

Corp Taxes

$211 billion

$178 billion

15.8%

Social Insurance

$588 billion

$610 billion

3.8%

Other

$104 billion

$116 billion

11.3%

Total

$1,669 billion

$1,675 billion

.3%

 

 

WHERE THE MONEY WENT

Category

Actual FY 2007

Prelim FY 2008

Actual Chng

Adjusted Chng

Defense

$349 billion

$392 billion

12.3%

10.3%

Social Security

$381 billion

$401 billion

5.4%

5.4%

Medicare

$249 billion

$264 billion

6.2%

3.6%

Medicaid

$128 billion

$136 billion

5.9%

5.9%

Other

$547 billion

$629 billion

15%

12.6%

Subtotal

$1,654 billion

$1,822 billion

10.2%

8.6%

Debt Interest

$163 billion

$169 billion

3.6%

3.6%

Total

$1,817 billion

$1,991 billion

9.6%

8.1%

 

 

This Report is revised from the original CBO report compiled by CBO’s Mark Booth, Chad Chirico, Barbara Edwards, and Kathy Gramp.

 

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