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VOL. 43 | NO. 33 | Friday, August 16, 2019
Report shows deficit to exceed $1 trillion next year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Budget Office is upping its projections for this year's federal deficit by $63 billion and increasing its forecast for deficits over the next decade by $809 billion.
The nonpartisan office projects the deficit will exceed $1 trillion beginning next year.
The office says its projections on both fronts stem mostly from recently enacted legislation that lifted the nation's debt limit and reversed scheduled 10% cuts to defense and nondefense programs.