Study: Clinton would add $1.8 trillion in spending, tax breaks

By Joseph Lawler

Published May 2, 2016 8:41pm ET

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Study: Clinton would add $1.8 trillion in spending, tax breaks — Hillary Clinton' platform amounts to $1.8 trillion in new spending and tax breaks, but also includes enough new tax increases and other government savings that her platform wouldn't significantly add to the federal debt. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) | Paul Sancya

Hillary Clinton’s campaign proposals for spending and taxing add up and wouldn’t result in greater deficits than projected today, according to an analysis published Monday.

Clinton’s platform amounts to $1.8 trillion in new spending and tax breaks, but also includes enough new tax increases and other government savings that her platform wouldn’t significantly add to the federal debt.

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