【Bessent: Tariff revenues will exceed initial forecasts and will be used to repay federal debt】Golden Finance reported that U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent stated he expects tariff revenues this year to be significantly higher than the initial forecast of $300 billion, and that these funds will be used to begin repaying the massive U.S. federal debt. Bessent, in an interview with CNBC, declined to provide a new specific revenue forecast but indicated that he and Trump are 'fully focused' on reducing the debt. He stated: 'I had previously said that tariff revenues could be $300 billion this year, but now I must significantly raise that expectation.'