Budget deficit up almost 12 percent compared to last year
The U.S. budget deficit in the first three months of fiscal 2020 is up 11.8 percent compared to the same period in the previous year, the Treasury Department reported Monday. The deficit was $356.6 billion from October through December. In the first three months of fiscal 2019, the deficit was $318.9 billion, according to Treasury. In December, the U.S. […]