U.S. Budget Deficit Shrank in April as Tax Revenue Climbed

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The U.S. government’s monthly budget deficit narrowed to $40.5 billion in April from a year earlier as tax revenue climbed.

Last month’s figure compares with a shortfall of $82.7 billion in April 2010, according to the Treasury Department’s monthly budget statement, released today in Washington.