U.S. Treasury balances at Fed fell on Oct. 17

WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury balances at
the Federal Reserve, based on the Treasury Department's latest
budget statement (billions of dollars, except where noted):

Oct. 17 Oct. 16

Fed acct 8.064 10.293

Supplementary financing* 499.109 499.109

Tax/loan note acct 27.906 35.819

Cash balance 535.079 545.222

National debt

subject to limit 10,268.833 10,265.692

The statutory debt limit is $11.315 trillion.

The Treasury said it issued $1.266 billion in individual
income tax refunds, including $145 million under the Economic
Stimulus Act of 2008. It also issued $664 million in corporate
income tax refunds.

* Supplementary financing program represents funds raised
through cash management bills to bolster Federal Reserve's
balance sheet and fund market stability initiatives.

(Reporting by Doug Palmer)