Name: Deficit Day in USA
Start: 20261005T00:00:00+00:00
End: 20261006T00:00:00+00:00
Location: PLACE

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Dates of Deficit Day

2027 USA Tuesday, October 5thDeficit Day

2026 USA Monday, October 5thDeficit Day

2025 USA Monday, October 6thDeficit Day

2024 USA Sunday, October 6thDeficit Day

2023 USA Wednesday, October 4thDeficit Day

Summary

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Deficit Day is the hypothetical day on which the federal government spends the last dollar of its tax revenues for the year. Every dollar the government spends after Deficit Day contributes to the year’s budget deficit.

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