10.04.2024 22:12
Total income $332 billion against $569 billion in spending.
The US posted a federal budget deficit of approximately $236 billion in March, according to Treasury Department figures released Wednesday.
For March, total receipts, or income, were around $332 billion, against total outlays, or spending, of $569 billion.
As for receipts, social insurance and retirement were $140 billion, while individual income taxes came in at $161 billion.
For outlays, social security was $122 billion, while income security stood at $82 billion.
For the 2024 fiscal year, which runs from Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024, the budget deficit stands at $1.06 trillion with almost $2.2 trillion in income against more than $3.25 trillion in spending. -