Coronavirus pushes annual deficit forecasts toward $4 trillion

over 5 years in Roll Call

Just a few months ago, fiscal hawks bemoaned the return of trillion-dollar deficits. What a difference a pandemic makes. Independent forecasters now expect this year’s budget deficit to nearly quadruple the pre-coronavirus estimate, reaching nearly $4 trillion. That amount of red ink in a single fiscal year would dwarf the deficit peak of $1.4 trillion […]
The post Coronavirus pushes annual deficit forecasts toward $4 trillion appeared first on Roll Call.

Mentioned in this news
Share it on