Federal Budget Analysis: Taxes & Revenue
National Priorities Project Reacts to President's Fiscal Year 2016 Budget
Feb. 2, 2015
President Obama today released his budget proposal for fiscal year 2016. The $4 trillion spending and tax proposal includes funding that would provide two years of tuition-free community college for students, investments in job training and early education, as well as substantial increases in military spending.
State Smart: Federal Funds in 50 States
Nov. 20, 2014
NPP's State Smart offers an easy-to-use look at dozens of ways that federal dollars flow between states and the U.S. Treasury. This report examines the influence of the Great Recession on these dynamics and their impact on our everyday lives.
Tax Extenders Explained
Nov. 19, 2014
National Priorities Project answers important questions related to the temporary tax breaks known as the “tax extenders.”
Competing Visions: Election Edition
Oct. 29, 2014
NPP revisits its Competing Visions analysis that shows how lawmakers would break down the federal budget.
Voter’s Guides 2014
Sept. 4, 2014
Our Voter’s Guides give you the low-down on our federal government’s role in vital systems we all care about, including education, health care, and the military, as well as how we can pay for it all through taxes and the role of deficits and the national debt, and key questions to ask candidates.
The Big Money in Tax Breaks Continues
April 18, 2014
National Priorities Project examines trillions of dollars in tax breaks, who benefits, and why it matters for you. Materials include an interactive visualization, a report, and data on every tax break from 1974 to the present.
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Tax Day 2014
March 25, 2014
April 15 is Tax Day. Do you know where your taxes went? See how the federal government spent each one of your federal income tax dollars, get the key facts in Taxes 101, and get your personalized tax receipt or the average tax receipt for taxpayers in your state.
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Federal Spending in Your State, 2013-2015
March 24, 2014
Funding by state for select federal programs including Head Start, Special Education, and Medicaid.
President's 2015 Budget in Pictures
March 19, 2014
President Obama recently released his 2015 budget proposal. And budgets are about priorities: What we’re going to spend money on, and how we’re going to raise the money that we’re spending. These pictures tell the story of the priorities in the president’s budget.
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- All Revenue and Spending: Where the Money Comes From and Where the Money Goes
- Annual Budget Deficit or Surplus as a Share of the Economy
- Total Tax Revenue
- Individual and Corporate Income Taxes as Percent of Total Federal Revenue
- Federal Spending and Revenue as a Share of GDP
- MIlitary and Non-Military Discretionary Spending
- Total Spending
- Mandatory Spending
- Mandatory and Discretionary Spending and Interest on Federal Debt
- Discretionary Spending
President Obama Proposes 2015 Budget
March 4, 2014
New budget includes $56 billion in additional spending, relieving sequestration for fiscal 2015.