WASHINGTON, 17 Oct. - (ANA) - The US budget deficit reached a record $3.1 trillion, driven by government spending on households and businesses struggling with pandemic shutdowns, according to the New York Times.

 

The shortfall underscores the long-term economic challenge facing the United States as it tries to emerge from the sharpest downturn since the Great Depression.  - (ANA) -

 

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