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Budget deficit mounts to $2 tn in eight months: US

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For the first eight months of the fiscal year 2021, the shortfall of US Budget mounts to $2.1 trillion, reports from the treasury department. 

This figure has rised up from $1.9 trillion since last fiscal year. 

A budget of $6 trillion for the fiscal year 2022 was disclosed last month by the White House, with resentment from Republican Lawmakers and budget watchers. 

With regard to Covid-19 relief programs, the federal revenue increased to $2.6 trillion by the Eight-month ending while overall outlay jumps to $4.7 trillion. 

Even after shifting the final payment of 2020 to May 2021, the deficit were still at high this year. 

 Federal budget committee President, Maya MacGuineas asked the administration to look out for the stocks of unsustainable fiscal to further stop the borrow proceedings from the new government. Although, the borrowings have been rising since last year adding more with the pandemic, will soon try to decrease the debt after covid-19 lessens and shall work together for the debt management control.

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