Treasury Dept. surpasses $1 billion in refunds 24 days into the tax cycle.

By THE STAR STAFF Treasury Secretary Ángel Pantoja Rodríguez announced Thursday the disbursement of $133,031,527 in a new round of refunds corresponding to 58,783 tax returns, bringing the total amount paid out in the current tax cycle to over $1.1 billion. “With the new payroll approved, $1,100,318,009 has been disbursed to approximately 491,378 taxpayers,” Pantoja Rodríguez in a written statement. “This is a record number, but we remain focused on continuing the excellent work done by the...