U.S. October-March Budget Deficit Rose to a Record $1.7 Trillion

Wall Street Journal, Apr. 12, 2021–John McCormick (subscription)
Federal spending soared in March as the government sent a third round of stimulus payments to Americans, pushing up the budget deficit to a record $1.7 trillion in the first half of the fiscal year.
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