U.S. runs June budget deficit of $8 billion, Treasury says

The U.S. federal government posted a $147 billion budget deficit in March, according to data released on Wednesday by the Treasury Department......»»

The federal government ran a budget deficit of $234 billion in February, the Treasury Department reported on Friday......»»

The U.S. government’s budget deficit widened in the first half of its fiscal year as spending rose faster than revenues compared with the first six months of fiscal 2017......»»

The US is starting to admit that it has a spending problem. According to the latest Monthly Treasury Statement, in May, the.....»»

The U.S. government’s budget deficit narrowed in June compared with a year earlier. Spending and revenue collection both fell, including a large drop for corporate-tax receipts in the wake of federal tax cuts......»»

The federal government’s August budget deficit was $214 billion, the Treasury Department reported Thursday, close to double what it was in the same month a year ago......»»

Terminal Debt a Danger to USA The US budget deficit hit a six-year high of $779 billion in the most recent fiscal year, the Treasury announced Monday, un.....»»

By now it is pretty clear the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act didn’t pay for itself, as proponents, including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, claimed it would......»»

President Trump asked each cabinet member to devise proposals to cut their respective department budgets by 5% next year, days after the Treasury Department said the federal budget deficit had widened 17% to $779 billion......»»

The U.S. ran a $205 billion deficit in November, a jump of $66 billion, or 48%, the Treasury Department announced Thursday......»»

The government ran a $305 billion deficit in October and November, compared with a $202 billion deficit during the same period a year earlier, the Treasury Department said......»»

The federal government ran a budget deficit of $14 billion in December, a drop of about $10 billion, or 42%, from the same month a year ago, the Treasury Department reported Wednesday......»»

The U.S. federal government ran a $14 billion budget deficit in December as revenues sagged following last year's tax cuts even as the economy appeared strong, Treasury Department data showed on Wednesday......»»

Biden wants to invest about $80 billion in the IRS after a decade of budget cuts and declining audits. .....»»

The U.S. budget deficit skyrocketed in March after the government approved a $1.9 trillion coronavirus-relief package that included $1,400 stimulus checks for most Americans......»»

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U.S. reports record $738 billion budget deficit in April.....»»

The United States on Tuesday reported a record $738 billion budget deficit in April as an explosion in government spending and a shrinking of revenues amid the novel coronavirus pandemic pushed it deeply into the red......»»

The U.S. Treasury Department released borrowing plan Wednesday that shift borrowing to longer-duration securities in order to finance the expected fiscal $3.7 trillion deficit.....»»