budget deficit
Example Sentences
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The move higher in gilt yields also came after data on Friday showed a larger-than-expected budget deficit in February of £14.3 billion.
From MarketWatch
The Board of Education narrowly approved the cuts in February as part of a plan to reduce a projected budget deficit.
From Los Angeles Times
Instead, governments were encouraged to let markets operate without direction or barriers to trade, while keeping inflation low and budget deficits narrow and backing investment in education and vital infrastructure.
With public debt reaching a record €3.48 trillion in the third quarter of 2025 and a budget deficit estimated at 5.4% of GDP, such largesse is likely no longer in the cards.
Russia has posted a budget deficit in every year since it ordered troops into Ukraine and expects to do so again in 2026.
From Barron's
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