Revenues from Tariffs Spiked to $23 Billion in May, up by 168% in 3 Months

It’s not nothing: At this pace, tariffs would raise receipts from corporate taxes by 39%, but would make only a dent into the huge US deficit. Collections from customs and certain excise taxes spiked by $6.5 billion, or by 37.5%, in May from April, to $24.0 billion, nearly triple the average monthly collections in 2024...