Interest Payments on the Federal Debt: A Primer

Hungerford, Thomas L.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Budgets;    Government spending;    Interest;    Public debt;    Finance;   

RP-ID  :  RS22354
RP-ID  :  RS22354_2010Apr15

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides a brief overview of the federal debt and net interest payments. Of the three broad categories of federal spending, the only category that cannot be reduced by legislative action is net interest payments. The report provides information about federal debt, interest payments on the federal dept, and determinants of net interest payments.