U.S. flagWASHINGTON, Feb. 2 trillion dollars, according to data released on Tuesday by the US Treasury. According to financial experts interviewed by American publications, this figure was reached several years earlier than expected in Washington.
" fight against the coronavirus pandemic, including $5 trillion in expanded unemployment benefits, small business support measures and stimulus payments,» the New York Times analysis notes.
Most of the economists polled agreed that record US public debt does not signal a catastrophe, primarily because the country's economy is growing despite the pandemic, and the percentage VKA remains at a low level. In mid-December, US President Joe Biden signed into law an increase in the national debt limit by $2.5 trillion, to $31.4 trillion. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki pointed out that such a decision is not out of the ordinary. According to Psaki, this has been done more than 80 times in the history of the United States.
In mid-October, faced with the threat of default, legislators approved a short-term — until December 3 — increase in the national debt limit by $480 billion.
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