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Dec 11, 2017 - Politics & Policy

House tax bill adds $1 trillion to deficit over 10 years, official analysis finds

Erica Pandey
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The U.S. Capitol dome reflected in water. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin / AP

An analysis released Monday by the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation projects that the House tax bill would generate enough growth to produce $428 billion in revenue over ten years, per WSJ. That's less than one-third of the $1.4 trillion in tax revenue that would be lost over that time due to the cuts.

  • The bottom line: Estimates find that the bill would come nowhere near paying for itself, despite claims to the contrary from GOP leadership and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin.
  • What's next: The House and Senate are reconciling their two versions of the bill.
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