budget surplus
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Jackson repeatedly declared that, with no more national debt, the U.S. would “always” have a budget surplus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
While Martin’s government faces a range of domestic problems, including a worsening housing crisis and a patchwork health care system, it also has loads of money and a huge budget surplus.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2026
Takaichi has repeatedly said Japan will post a primary budget surplus, which excludes the cost of servicing debts, for the first time in 28 years.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
The government is currently forecast to have a budget surplus of £9.9bn at that point - which is the third-smallest on record.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025
The center-left coalition government has reduced the formerly high unemployment rate and attained a budget surplus as well as followed the previous government's policies of maintaining low inflation and a stable currency.
From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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