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The US government recorded the second-highest monthly budget surplus in US history of $258.4 billion surplus in April 2025, just behind April 2022's $308.2 billion surplus, as per a report.The first monthly surplus of fiscal year 2025 (which began in October 2024) was driven by an influx of tax payments, according to MoneyWise.The US Department of the Treasury attributed the surplus to 'large individual tax deposits,' because April was the due date for final payments on last year's taxes and the first instalment of quarterly estimated taxes for most individuals and businesses, reported MoneyWise.Overall, the government received $850.2 billion in receipts in the month, while expenditures were $591.8 billion, as per the report.ALSO READ: After securing trillion-dollar trade deals from the Middle East, here's what Donald Trump's new approval rating says - are Americans liking him? According to MoneyWise, individual income taxes accounted for $537 billion, which was the largest contributor to government revenue for April.Social insurance and retirement receipts were the other highest contributors after income taxes, adding $184 billion, as per MoneyWise. Corporate income taxes provided $94 billion.While, customs duties, aided by US president Donald Trump's tariffs, contributed $15.6 billion, more than twice April last year's $6.3 billion, although still a fairly modest share of the total, according to the report.ALSO READ: Wall Street icon Steve Weiss plans to sell all his Nvidia shares if they hit this limit; here's the reason he cited On the expenditure side, Social Security was the single largest expenditure at $132 billion, reported MoneyWise. The government also spent $89 billion in net interest on the public debt, $82 billion on Medicare, $76 billion on health programs, and $70 billion on national defence, as per the report.Even with the massive budget surplus in April, the broader fiscal trend is still a worry. Between October 1 and April 30, the government took in $3.110 trillion in revenues but spent $4.159 trillion, resulting in a deficit of $1.049 trillion for the year to date, MoneyWise reported.This is the reason that the national debt keeps on rising and as of May 18, the outstanding US government debt totalled $36.212 trillion, according to the report.The surplus was driven by a large influx of tax payments, particularly individual income taxes, due to the April filing deadline and the first installment of quarterly estimated taxes.The US government recorded a surplus of $258.4 billion in April 2025, as per MoneyWise.
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