Federal Government Posts $91.9B Deficit in December

WASHINGTON — The federal government posted a $91.9 billion budget deficit in December, the Treasury Department reported yesterday.

Tax receipts were $218.9 billion as government outlays totaled $310.8 billion for the month.

Economists polled by Thomson Reuters expected a $92.0 billion budget deficit for December.

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