Thursday, July 5, 2012

IMF: U.S. could fall off 'fiscal cliff'


UPI reports that: the U.S. economy could be pushed off a "cliff" if Washington lets Bush-era tax cuts expire and forced spending cuts begin, the International Monetary Fund said.

If the tax increases and mandatory spending cuts -- worth as much as 4 percent of gross domestic product -- are allowed to kick in as scheduled Jan. 1, 2013, the sudden shock could be enough to put the country back into recession, and possibly even contract, with global repercussions, the fund said in its annual U.S. economic review…..

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