Tax & Budget

Breaking Down The Budgets

Breaking Down The Budgets

Rep. Paul Ryan and Sen. Patty Murray have released their budgets for the next ten years.

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States Can't Afford to Extend Bush-Era Tax Cuts for Wealthy Few

States Can't Afford Tax Cuts for Wealthy Few

New state-by-state reports show how competing tax plans would affect vital services.

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President's FY 2014 Budget

President's FY 2014 Budget

NWLC has analyzed President Obama's 2014 budget's effects on programs and policies important to women and families.

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Federal Budget
Paying Their Fair Share
FY 2014 Budget

Highlights

Fact Sheet | What Extra Tax Breaks for the Richest Americans Cost Women and Families

April 26, 2013

This fact sheet explains what tax breaks for the richest American taxpayers cost women and families. 

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Fact Sheet | What Offshore Corporate Tax Loopholes Cost Women and Families

April 4, 2013

Many programs vital to women and their families are being cut.  Yet, at the same time, our nation is spending billions of dollars each year on unfair tax breaks for large corporations and very wealthy individuals.  

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Fact Sheet | The Ryan House Budget FY 2014: Once Again, Gutting Vital Programs for Women and Families, Giving Trillions in Tax Cuts to Millionaires and Corporations

March 20, 2013

The budget for Fiscal Year 2014 introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), like his Fiscal Year 2013 budget, proposes deep funding cuts that would devastate programs especially important to women and their families: Medicaid, Medicare, child care, education, SNAP, and much more.

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Fact Sheet | The FY 2014 Murray Senate Budget: A Fairer Path Forward for Women and Families

March 18, 2013

The FY 2014 budget introduced by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) presents a clear alternative to the plan proposed by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI).

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Fact Sheet | A Roadmap to the 2013 Federal Budget Debates

April 11, 2013

Here is a look at key provisions of the fiscal cliff deal, the timeline for critical choices that remain before Congress, and the guiding principles that will protect women and their families and promote widely shared prosperity.

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More Resources

Reports & Toolkits | Family Tax Credits in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Making Work Pay Credit

March 05, 2009

Making Work Pay Credit

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Reports & Toolkits | President Obama's FY 2010 Budget: A New Direction for Women and Families

February 15, 2009
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Reports & Toolkits | How the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Addresses Women's Needs

February 14, 2009
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Reports & Toolkits | How the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Addresses Women's Needs: Tax Benefits for Individuals and Families

February 13, 2009

Tax Benefits for Individuals and Families

In addition to direct spending for the programs described above and other investments, the Act provides billions in tax cuts for individuals, including expanded tax benefits for low- and moderate-income working families. For 2009 and 2010, the Act:

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Reports & Toolkits | A Platform for Progress: Building a Better Future for Women and Their Families

January 01, 2009

A Platform for Progress

Building a Better Future for Women and Their Families

The nation has no time to spare. Now is the time to look to the future and work together to tackle the issues that are so critical to women and their families.

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