Article 6YSW9 Trump tax bill to add $3.4tn to US debt over next decade, new analysis finds

Trump tax bill to add $3.4tn to US debt over next decade, new analysis finds

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Lauren Aratani
from US news | The Guardian on (#6YSW9)

Congressional Budget Office report estimates bill will leave 10m more Americans without health insurance by 2034

Donald Trump's new tax bill will add $3.4tn to the national debt over the next decade, according to new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released Monday.

Major cuts to Medicaid and the national food stamps program are estimated to save the country $1.1tn - only a chunk of the $4.5tn in lost revenue that will come from the bill's tax cuts.

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