• Inflation is on the rise, and so are federal tax receipts

    Inflation is on the rise, and so are federal tax receipts

    Federal tax revenues are approaching the highest levels in U.S. history, which were reached during World War II and again during the dot-com boom of 2000. In FY 2022, federal spending hit 25% of GDP, a level only surpassed during the height of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021 and World War II.