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Ninety-two percent came from individual income, payroll, and corporate income taxes.​
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Medicare, Social Security, defense and veterans, debt interest, plus assistance like stimulus checks and unemployment insurance accounted for 80.5% of spending. This includes funding distributed to states.
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Revenue was equivalent to 17.3% of GDP, in line with the 18% annual average since 1980.  ​​
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Spending was equivalent to 30% of GDP, higher than the 20% annual average since 1980.​​
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Refundable child tax credit payments increased 175%, COVID-19 payments to Americans rose 95%, and housing assistance increased 63% due to temporary COVID-19 assistance programs. Spending for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other nutritional programs temporarily grew 41% in response to the pandemic. While these increases will expire, a recent raise in the per-meal allowance not yet reflected in this data means SNAP funding will remain above pre-pandemic levels after pandemic relief funding ends.
State and local tax revenue increased 19.2% from FY2020 to FY2021 after decreasing 1.1% in the previous fiscal year. In FY2021, state and local governments accounted for 39% of government spending, 35% of which is funds transferred from the federal government. Federal transfers to state and local governments increased more than in previous years as a result of COVID-19 assistance.
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The government spent 91% more than it collected in FY2020. National debt grew to $28.4 trillion last year, $22.3 trillion of which is owed to the public.​
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