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Budget Briefs: The Republican Two-Step Fiscal Agenda

November 7th, 2017
Colorado Fiscal Institute

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Congressional Republicans this fall are poised to launch step one of a likely two-step tax and budget agenda: enacting costly tax cuts now that are heavily skewed toward wealthy households and profitable corporations, then paying for them later through program cuts mostly affecting low- and middle-income families.

Stay up to date and informed about the Republican two-step fiscal agenda and the impacts it could have on different communities by following the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ Budget Briefs.

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Budget Briefs: The Republican Two-Step Fiscal Agenda

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