deficit
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Most of the district budget is spent on personnel, and it is considering staff cuts after it projected a $1.6 billion deficit by 2027-28.
The San Francisco deal comes as the district is facing a $102-million budget deficit and is under state fiscal oversight because of a long-standing financial crisis.
From Los Angeles Times
U.S. natural gas futures held out for modest gains after the EIA reported a smaller-than-expected withdrawal from storage for last week, but one big enough to increase the deficit over the five-year average.
Schelde said the choice was driven by concerns about rising U.S. deficits and debt levels, not Washington’s position on Greenland.
“Greenback weakness is set to persist amid ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and rising deficits, fueling institutional and investor demand for gold,” the analyst adds.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
