Tag: Budget Deficit
U.S. budget deficit rises to $2.71 trillion through August
WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States budget deficit rose to $2.71 trillion through August, on track to be the second largest in history due...
More red ink: U.S. budget deficit through July hit $2.54T
WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States budget deficit hit $2.54 trillion for the first 10 months of this budget year, fed by spending to...
R.I. state budget gap shrinks to $114M
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's elected leaders were projecting a budget gap of more than $800 million in May due to the economic shock of...
U.S. budget deficit climbs to record $2.81 trillion
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) – The United States budget deficit climbed to $2.81 trillion in the first 10 months of the budget year, exceeding...
Mattiello: Perennial deficit ‘not an appropriate way to run a government’
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello told business leaders Wednesday that he doesn’t object to many of the economic and educational initiatives contained...
U.S. posts $1T budget gap, full-year may be lower
WASHINGTON – The United States budget deficit surpassed $1 trillion in the first 11 months of the fiscal year through August, according to data...
Senate clears two-year debt, budget plan for Trump’s signature
WASHINGTON – The Senate sent President Donald Trump legislation to extend the debt limit and allow more government spending until after next year’s election...
U.S. budget gap widens to $747B in 9 months through June
WASHINGTON – The United States budget deficit widened by 23% to $747.1 billion in the first nine months of the fiscal year, as rising...
U.S. budget deficit widens to $691B in first half of fiscal...
NEW YORK - The United States budget deficit widened to $691 billion in the first half of fiscal 2019 as spending outpaced an increase...
U.S. budget deficit hits widest on record for month of Nov.
NEW YORK - The United States posted the widest November budget deficit on record as spending doubled revenue.
Outlays jumped 18 percent to $411 billion last...
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