Joint Statement
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JOINT STATEMENT
OPPOSING POTENTIAL BUDGET GIMMICK
Congress is contemplating a gimmick that would circumvent existing budget enforcement rules in the Senate and increase long-term deficits.
House and Senate
conferees on the reconciliation tax bill are considering a proposal to offset
part of the short-term revenue loss (in 2011 through 2015) from one tax cut by
enacting another tax cut. The proposal would induce taxpayers to move savings
from traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs, which would generate additional revenues in
the short run, but would reduce revenues and increase deficits after 2015.
This maneuver is an effort to circumvent the Senate rule prohibiting budget
reconciliation from increasing long-term deficits by including tax cuts or
entitlement spending increases that are not offset in years beyond the budget
window. It would undermine respect for, and the effectiveness of, budget
procedures intended to promote long-term fiscal responsibility.
The four groups issuing this statement strongly urge the conferees on the tax-cut reconciliation bill to reject this gimmick.
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