What is the deficit for fiscal 2006?

The White House on Wednesday is expected to project a U.S. budget deficit for this year of just over $ 200 billion, down from prior estimates because of strong tax receipts, Republican sources said.
     A deficit for fiscal 2007 in that range would mark a decline from the $ 248 billion gap recorded last year. When President George W. Bush sent Congress his annual budget in February, he forecast that this year’ s deficit would decrease only slightly to $ 244 billion.
     But robust tax collections this spring, bolstered by bigger paychecks for individuals and capital gains from a strong stock market, has brought down deficits faster than anticipated, even as the Iraq war has contributed to hefty spending increases in recent years.