Research group says GOP tax bill costs $1.75 trillion

The Hill: The Penn Wharton Budget Model, a nonpartisan applied research organization, released a report Monday estimating the House GOP tax plan would cost $1.75 trillion over the next decade.

That's significantly higher than the $1.41 trillion estimated by the Joint Committee on Taxation, Congress’s official scorekeeper for tax bills.

Furthermore, the Penn Wharton Budget Model projects the bill as drafted will cost the federal government $4.39 trillion from 2018 to 2040 — painting a picture of serious federal deficits for the legislation’s second decade, should it become law.

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