European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes monday May 23,1988 april budget surplus recorded Washington a in come tax payments in april helped shrink the Federal budget deficit by j13.9 billion but inc surplus was less than that of a year ago. Leaving government red Ink 2-t6 percent higher than Las year the Treasury department said Friday. The april surplus representing the difference Between what the government took in and what it spent last month helped hold the deficit for the first seven months of the fiscal year to $ 105.0 billion. But thai figure was much higher than the ss4.3 billion in red Ink during the first seven months of Fis Cal year 198?, when the total an Nual deficit eventually amounted to $150.2 billion. Economists say inc april report indicates the Reagan administration will have a Tough Lime meeting its goal of a $146.7 billion deficit for fiscal 1988, which ends sept. To or even the congressional Bud get office projection of j157 Bil lion. Michael k. Evans head of an economic of rusting service in Washington said the april report indicates the deficit for the year will be Between $170 billion and 1175 billion. April s the big month. After thai it s All arithmetic the be Lief that it was going to stay below 1150 billion was just pure fiction temperatures he said. The april surplus bolstered by 53.3 billion in individual income lax payments was about 55 billion less than expected by private economists. They had been waiting for the report to Sec what effect the new income Tan Law would have. Some had though the new tax Law would provide a Small Windfall. However Evans said the aver age median taxpayer enjoyed a lax Oil people who used deductions and Shelton paid More than they did the year before but the rank and file paid less he said april income tax collections were 25.8 percent less than the Sarne month a year earlier which was inflated by the nun to Lake capital gains in 1986 before the favourable european weather Law run. R lw93 70 War Rich t s 19 twp t m 4fl it la. In tils 1 uhf c tidy. A Wii Dojer. I Rel 61 4t cd s3a a Ramji by Iff m an u 73 54 u 51 99 11 titwijbtrihw.vi.1 m m Liff he u to s4va a i � a 7? a h 17 u Imaree do thu pnll.1 7s a e u by u 17 u 71 to 92 u 97 12 Suju u 75 wimp or Tufic is n i tletbhlv4� 71 Ubo u 88 co 77 go 77 sol 73 47 Bloom county the far Side today s crossword act toss son of i Bend Job knotted 37 mom to be s chnlcea39 Una. Rel 41tbn Les 43 afr her " Dee 44 pvt unt of India 48 object 4flrrt. Down follow of 11 Iowa townr/"-,--13 . A moslem 14 scone of m"8l� us Trajan a War s3 carry Loiti Hster a actress Cnorr Al Janice it " is Ury Plant it 87 Indian window 18 English county20 sort drink &9uh9b steam Samvel 60 Core Tico Orrum. Deep Down 1 Row bowl require Menta Oriental nurse 3 mall toy cup 4typc hey 6 heroic in scale 6 very Rich Man 7 they re used in Winter Boun ctn 8" you sincere 9 Mouna if Odin Bior Lajom trului19 Spanish Ouen 2lactns9 Thompaon 13 put id the proof 2b Sweet Pulpy Roult 23 picnic solution time 24 Ulni. Droiun of discord in Zeal out followers 20 algerian seaport 30 hindu hero 31 june Bug 31 Bonfa Bill 38 Stillone a nickname 40 group of wat 42 Wise lawmaker 24 careful Tor so Lens act Akert 47 Muffler in Muttick 48 unto 40 pull apart to Nch i Nice by is once called Clay 9 41is a to � m tit i id it Ute 5 k h71 � 79 ii 68 h s4 6-z3 doonesbury an �3&aqj i. S?\.v Mas. Privi inf vol Monk of Meff maw i 7,/-r a
