U.S. Budget Deficit Hits $2.77T, Second Highest On Record

By Associated Press
October 22, 2021

The U.S. fund shortage totaled $2.77 trillion for 2021, the 2nd highest connected grounds but an betterment from the all-time precocious of $3.13 trillion reached successful 2020. The deficits successful some years bespeak trillions of dollars successful authorities spending to counteract the devastating effects of a planetary pandemic.

The Biden medication said Friday that the 2021 deficit, for the fund twelvemonth that ended Sept. 30 was $360 cardinal little than 2020 arsenic a recovering system boosted revenues, helping to offset authorities spending from pandemic alleviation efforts.

Before the shortage ballooned during 2 years of a planetary pandemic, the highest the biggest shortage had been a shortfall of $1.4 trillion successful 2009 arsenic the U.S. spent heavy to assistance the state retired of a terrible recession pursuing the 2008 fiscal crisis.

For 2021, the associated study from Treasury and the Office of Management and Budget said that authorities spending accrued 4.1% to $6.82 trillion. This was offset by an summation of 18.3% successful authorities revenues, a summation that reflected an improving system arsenic millions of radical who had mislaid jobs astatine the commencement of the pandemic went backmost to enactment and firm profits were rejuvenated aft a horrendous 2020.

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office expects the shortage volition autumn to $1.15 trillion successful the existent fund year, which began Oct. 1, and volition dip beneath $1 trillion for 3 years from 2023 done 2025 earlier rising again supra $1 trillion for each twelvemonth done 2031.

Additional reporting by The Associated Press.