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They were juiced by European Union President Ursula von der Leyen saying at the Munich Security Conference that member states will be allowed to increase their spending on defense and security without breaching the bloc’s rules on budget deficit spending.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
One key point of contention is how much deficit spending will be allowed in the GOP tax plan.
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
While analysts now believe that the cost of extending the 2017 tax cuts are baked into long-term interest rates, further deficit spending on additional tax cuts or spending programs could alarm the market and prompt a sell-off.
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Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Federal agencies, including the CBO, expect deficit spending to continue despite promises from Trump and others to cut the federal budget.
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Brett Rowland | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1938, in the meaning defined above
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“Deficit spending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deficit%20spending. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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