US Fiscal Budget Deficit Halves to $1.375 Trillion Despite Student Loan Costs

 

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The U.S. government revealed on Friday, Oct. 21 that its fiscal 2022 budget deficit plunged by half from a year earlier to $1.375 trillion. It largely attributed the fading to COVID-19 relief spending and record revenues fueled by a hot economy, but student loan forgiveness costs limited the reduction.