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Aug. 22, 2012, 11:22 a.m. EDT

CBO issues fresh ‘fiscal cliff’ warning

Economy will contract in 2013, agency says in budget update

By Robert Schroeder, MarketWatch

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The U.S. economy will contract instead of expanding in 2013 if scheduled tax hikes and spending cuts go into effect in January, the Congressional Budget Office warned on Wednesday.

In a fresh warning about the so-called “fiscal cliff,” the nonpartisan CBO reiterated that the U.S. economy will go into a recession next year if the Bush-era tax cuts expire and automatic spending cuts take effect.

More: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cbo-issues-fresh-fiscal-cliff-warning-2012-08-22?dist=countdown




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