Treasury Dept: US deficit falls 34pc in October-December quarter | Malay Mail

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WASHINGTON, Jan 13 ― The US budget deficit shrank in the first three months of the fiscal year amid a surge in taxes paid by individuals and corporations, the Treasury Department said yesterday. As the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic picked up speed, the government brought in a third...

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 ― The US budget deficit shrank in the first three months of the fiscal year amid a surge in taxes paid by individuals and corporations, the Treasury Department said yesterday.

That caused the deficit to narrow to US$378 billion in the October-December period, 34 percent less than the same quarter of 2020, Treasury said.

 

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