The Minutes of Scott Bessent on gdp https://minutesof.com/scott-bessent/on/gdp/ Everything Scott Bessent has said on gdp: 2 verbatim quotes from August 2026, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it came from. en Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:03:09 +0000 Bessent says 2025 showed fiscal consolidation at 5.7% of GDP, with tariff refunds temporarily inflating the de https://minutesof.com/q/a5f55eee-c586-4640-94e0-4f0fca881564/ https://minutesof.com/q/a5f55eee-c586-4640-94e0-4f0fca881564/ “We actually had a fiscal consolidation for the calendar year 2025. You know, we we had we were at about 5.7% of GDP.” — CNBC Television Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:37:26 +0000 gdp Bessent says deficit fell to 5.7% of GDP in 2025, cites temporary tariff refunds as factor. https://minutesof.com/q/0994ef6d-329d-4505-bc92-6245352ddfbd/ https://minutesof.com/q/0994ef6d-329d-4505-bc92-6245352ddfbd/ “You know, we we had we were at about 5.7% of GDP. And one of the things that's temporary here that's influencing the deficit has been these tariff refunds.” — CNBC Television Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:37:26 +0000 gdp