The Latest Breaking News from Deficit

Nearly two thirds of independent hospices reported a deficit in 2023/24.

President’s allies say deficit is going down, but predictions for 2026 still range as high as $2.2 trillion

Amid the federal government shutdown, U.S. gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion as per Treasury data on Wednesday, raising concerns about the nation’s financial stability.

Public finances figures contain no shocks but will underline need for either hefty tax rises or spending cuts

Rising debt interest and welfare costs push public finances deeper into red before Rachel Reeves’s budget

After the summer break, the end of Max Verstappen's run of titles looked almost certain - but now, he's back in the game after cutting Oscar Piastri's lead down by 64 points in the past four races

Verstappen has reduced the deficit to Piastri at the top of the F1 leaderboard

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about France’s budget deficit. There’s a lovely French poem, your answers to the bonus question on “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and a perfect musical dessert from Erwan Rome on “Music from Erwan”. All that and…

France is a major industrial power, the world’s seventh-largest economy