During the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, the federal government’s income held steady at $3.3 trillion. However, federal spending increased to $4.1 trillion, resulting in a $779 billion deficit. That’s up
17 percent from $666 billion in 2017.
Spending and the federal deficit are both expected to keep rising in the coming years.
An earlier Number of the Day noted that there is not a single year of projected spending cuts in the Trump administration budgets.
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