Default Can Be Avoided in July if Treasury Can Weather June Cash Crunch: CBO

Default Can Be Avoided in July if Treasury Can Weather June Cash Crunch: CBO
The Treasury Department building in Washington, on Jan. 19, 2023. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Moran
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The U.S. government could avoid defaulting on its debt through July if the Treasury Department can receive enough revenue in June, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

The agency stated in its updated guidance that if the government can collect enough tax revenue and the Treasury continues employing its extraordinary measures, it “will probably allow the government to continue financing operations through at least the end of July.
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