CBO revenue line
Payroll taxes
Social Security, Medicare, and related employment taxes.
What this means
Payroll (social insurance) taxes fund Social Security, Medicare Hospital Insurance, unemployment insurance, and related programs. Often shown as a group and in subcomponents.
CBO variable: rev_payroll
In the data
CBO amount · FFY 2025
$1.7T
Billions of dollars unless noted
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