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Portions of budget surpluses were paid directly to staff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

The Department of Health and Social Care says, currently, there is little incentive for trusts to run budget surpluses, from which they are unable to benefit - but that will now change.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2024

Net exporter Russia typically posts budget surpluses, but will post a deficit for the second year running, with the value of energy exports down 47% year-on-year in the first half.

From Reuters • Aug. 4, 2023

As governor, Hutchinson championed a series of income tax cuts as the state’s budget surpluses grew.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2023

The positive economic   development has helped the Faroese Home Rule Government produce   increasing budget surpluses which in turn help to reduce the large   public debt, most of it owed to Denmark.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency