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US Fiscal 2021 Budget Deficit Hits Record $1.93Tln, Treasury Data Shows

© REUTERS / Jim BourgThe U.S. Treasury building is seen in Washington, September 29, 2008.
The U.S. Treasury building is seen in Washington, September 29, 2008. - Sputnik International, 1920, 12.05.2021
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US budget deficit stands at $1.93 trillion in the first seven months of fiscal 2021, after growing by $226 billion in April, the Treasury Department said in its monthly balance sheet reported on Wednesday.

Outlays for October to April amounted to $4.075 trillion while receipts totaled $2.143 trillion, resulting in the $1.93 trillion deficit, according to the balance sheet.

The April deficit follows through with the record monthly deficit of $660 billion in March.

Despite being only seven months into fiscal 2021, the US budget deficit was almost two-thirds of 2020 levels due to huge coronavirus relief spending in the period. A $900 billion COVID-19 bill was passed under the Trump administration in November while an additional relief of $1.9 trillion was approved under the Biden administration in March.

In fiscal 2020, The Treasury reported a budget deficit of $3.13 trillion. That shortfall came after the issuance of roughly $3 trillion in aid in March 2020 for the pandemic.

The US government's fiscal year began in October.

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