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Changes to the Tax Exclusion of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums:
A Potential Source of Financing for Health Reform (June 26, 2009)
This analysis of the revenue and distributional effects of capping the income tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health insurance examines alternative initial caps and ways to index them over time.
Updated Analysis of the 2010 Budget (June 23, 2009)
Revised descriptions and analysis of the tax provisions in President Obama's 2010 budget.
An Update on the Economic and Fiscal Crisis: 2009 and Beyond
(June 22, 2009)
This paper reviews recent economic events and their impact on U.S. fiscal performance and prospects. This paper highlights the historic nature of the 2009 budget outcomes, the unsustainability of plausible ten-year budget projections, and the increasingly dire long-term fiscal problem.
Tax Credits for Plug-In Vehicles (June 8, 2009)
Congress recently passed legislation granting tax cuts for purchasers of electric vehicles. This chapter discusses the optimal structure of such a tax cut.

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2010 Budget - Revised

The Tax Policy Center has revised its a resource guide to the tax provisions in President Obama's 2010 budget to reflect additional information from the Treasury Department. The guide describes the proposals, links to more detailed commentary on key provisions, and analyzes the distributional effects of the overall proposal and its major components.

Who Pays No Income Tax? (July 2, 2009)
Changes to the Tax Exclusion of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums: A Potential Source of Financing for Health Reform (June 26, 2009)
An Update on the Economic Crisis and the Fiscal Crisis: 2009 and Beyond (June 25, 2009)
Do We Need a Value-Added Tax to Solve Our Long-Run Budget Problems? (June 23, 2009)
The Future of Long-Term Care: What Is Its Place in the Health Reform Debate? (June 15, 2009)
Extending the EITC to Noncustodial Parents: Potential Impacts and Design Considerations (June 12, 2009)
Beyond the Storm: New Reforms for 401(k) Plans (June 11, 2009)
Different Way to Pay for Health Reform (May 28, 2009)

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Tax Stimulus Report Card: Conference Bill (February 13, 2009)
The Economic Crisis and the Fiscal Crisis: 2009 and Beyond (February 19, 2009)
Different Way to Pay for Health Reform (May 28, 2009)
The Stimulus Package (HR1) and Low-Income Families (April 8, 2009)
An Updated Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans: Executive Summary - Revised September 15, 2008 (September 15, 2008)
Tax Proposals in the 2010 Budget (March 16, 2009)
The Future of Long-Term Care: What Is Its Place in the Health Reform Debate? (June 15, 2009)
Financing Health Care Reform: Before the Senate Committee on Finance (May 12, 2009)

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