Factbox: 'Fiscal Cliff' Tax, Budget Provisions in Detail

The U.S. government's annual tax take would rise by $500 billion, significantly lowering the federal budget deficit, but at a high economic price.

On average, each U.S. household's tax bill would rise by $3,500; for middle-income households, by almost $2,000, according to the Tax Policy Center, a non-partisan think tank.

Here are the key tax increases, spending cuts and other issues that have come to be known as the "fiscal cliff":

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