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Deficit on track for $2.1T as tariff refunds outrun collections

Indiana Statesman | Indiana State University

Aug 13, 2026

(The Center Square) -- The federal government paid out more tariff money in July than it collected, a reversal that has driven this year's deficit $200 billion above what budget fo…

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Deficit on track for $2.1T as tariff refunds outrun collections

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