The federal government ran a budget deficit of $192 billion in February, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Monday. The shortfall is the same as the deficit in February 2015. For the fiscal year to date, the deficit is $352 billion, or $34 billion less than the shortfall in the first five months of fiscal 2015. Year-to-date receipts were five percent higher, and spending was up two percent. The government’s fiscal year runs from October through September.
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