US Treasury Collects A Record $1.929 Trillion In Taxes In Fiscal 2017 YTD
May 10, 2017 at 17:02 PM EDT
Despite the record tax collections, for the YTD period, the total deficit was $344.4BN, down modestly from $352.9BN last year, thanks again to the recent jump in receipts which were up 0.7% YTD while outlays rose 0.2%.