Peter G. Peterson Foundation: As Monthly Budget Deficit Hits All-Time High During Coronavirus Crisis, Voters Call Attention to Fiscal Outlook as Key Concern for Nation
July 29, 2020
July 29, 2020
NEW YORK, July 29 -- The Peter G. Peterson Foundation issued the following news release:
With the federal budget deficit reaching a record high for a single month of $864 billion in June, voters are voicing concern about our fiscal outlook, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's monthly Fiscal Confidence Index. The July Fiscal Confidence Index, modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, is 46 (100 is neutral), showing that Americans are also concerned with fiscal issues, . . .
With the federal budget deficit reaching a record high for a single month of $864 billion in June, voters are voicing concern about our fiscal outlook, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's monthly Fiscal Confidence Index. The July Fiscal Confidence Index, modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, is 46 (100 is neutral), showing that Americans are also concerned with fiscal issues, . . .