A man carries copies of the Budget at the Government Publishing Office bookstore in Washington, D.C., U.S. (Photographer: Pete Marovich/Bloomberg)

U.S. Budget Gap Balloons to $739 Billion Despite Tariff Revenue

Jun 12 2019, 6:12 PMJun 13 2019, 3:35 AMJune 12 2019, 6:12 PMJune 13 2019, 3:35 AM

(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. budget deficit widened to $738.6 billion in the first eight months of the fiscal year, a $206 billion increase from a year earlier, despite a revenue boost from President Do...