Budget, Taxes, and Public Investment

EPI’s work on federal fiscal policy analyzes revenues, spending and deficits, but always within the context of the overall economy. EPI believes that the federal budget is the embodiment of our nation’s priorities, but recognizes that the state of budget balance is simply a tool to meet larger economic goals, not an end-goal in itself.

Featured work

‘The People’s Budget’: Analysis of the Congressional Progressive Caucus budget for fiscal year 2019

July 24, 2018 By Hunter Blair Report
The likely economic effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA): Higher incomes for the top, no discernible effect on wage growth for typical American workers

June 1, 2018 By Josh Bivens and Hunter Blair Testimony
The Trump tax cuts should be repealed, not made even worse by making individual tax cuts permanent

April 13, 2018 By Hunter Blair Economic Snapshot
Common tax 'reform' questions, answered: Why tax cuts for high-income households and corporations won't help working families

October 3, 2017 By Josh Bivens and Hunter Blair Fact Sheet
Corporate tax chartbook: How corporations rig the rules to dodge the taxes they owe

September 19, 2016 By Frank Clemente, Hunter Blair, and Nick Trokel Report