Proposed Provision: The current spouse benefit is based on 50 percent of the PIA of the other spouse. Reduce this percent each year by 1 percentage point beginning with newly eligible spouses in 2015, until the percent reaches 33 in 2031.

OASDI Cost Rates and Income Rates
(as a percentage of taxable payroll)

  Income Rates Cost Rates
Year Present Law Provision Present Law Provision
201412.712.714.014.0
201512.912.914.014.0
201612.912.914.014.0
201712.912.914.014.0
201812.912.914.014.0
201912.912.914.114.1
202013.013.014.314.3
202113.013.014.514.5
202213.013.014.714.7
202313.013.015.015.0
202413.113.115.315.3
202513.113.115.515.5
202613.113.115.815.8
202713.113.116.016.0
202813.113.116.216.2
202913.113.116.416.4
203013.113.116.616.5
203113.213.216.716.7
203213.213.216.916.8
203313.213.217.016.9
203413.213.217.016.9
203513.213.217.117.0
203613.213.217.117.0
203713.213.217.117.0
203813.213.217.117.0
203913.213.217.117.0
204013.213.217.116.9
204113.213.217.016.9
204213.213.217.016.9
204313.213.217.016.8
204413.213.217.016.8
204513.213.216.916.8
204613.213.216.916.8
204713.213.216.916.7
204813.213.216.916.7
204913.213.216.916.7
205013.213.216.916.7
205113.213.216.916.7
205213.213.216.916.7
205313.213.216.916.8
205413.213.217.016.8
205513.213.217.016.8
205613.213.217.116.9
205713.213.217.116.9
205813.213.217.217.0
205913.213.217.217.0
206013.213.217.317.1
206113.213.217.317.1
206213.213.217.417.2
206313.213.217.417.2
206413.213.217.417.3
206513.213.217.517.3
206613.213.217.517.4
206713.313.217.617.4
206813.313.217.617.5
206913.313.217.717.5
207013.313.317.717.6
207113.313.317.817.6
207213.313.317.817.6
207313.313.317.817.7
207413.313.317.917.7
207513.313.317.917.7
207613.313.317.917.7
207713.313.317.917.7
207813.313.317.917.7
207913.313.317.917.7
208013.313.317.917.7
208113.313.317.917.7
208213.313.317.917.7
208313.313.318.017.8
208413.313.318.017.8
208513.313.318.017.9
208613.313.318.117.9
208713.313.318.117.9
208813.313.318.218.0
208913.313.318.218.0
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