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And the truth was that in 2006-2007 Ireland was running a budget surplus, and had one of the lowest debt levels in the advanced world.

The German government has more room to manoeuvre, with a projected budget surplus for this year.

Thanks to a thriving economy and a minor budget surplus, Pittsburgh looks set to stay in good shape.

Sweden, like the other Nordic countries, is likely to run a sizeable budget surplus in 2008.

But the budget surplus should at least reduce the need for drastic cut backs, Mr Brecher says.

At the other extreme lies China-with huge foreign-exchange reserves, and a current-account and budget surplus.

It was running a budget surplus and had been raising interest rates to tamp down excessive growth.

In the late 1990s, when the budget deficit turned into a fat budget surplus, President Clinton again ignored his original investment agenda.

But while Greek debt spiraled after the Games, China is close to a national budget surplus.

In the Keynesian national-income identity, G represents government spending, not the budget surplus.

He entered office with a budget surplus in January of two thousand one.

Whenever we have achieved a budget surplus for a financial year, the surplus amount will be saved as fiscal reserves.

many have a budget surplus or are close to balance, leaving ample room for a fiscal stimulus if necessary.

We can do all that, and still expect to achieve a budget surplus for the year.

But the euro crisis has exposed the weakness of public finances in a country that has not run a budget surplus since 1974.

Sure, China has $2 trillion in reserves and runs a budget surplus, so they're more capable of spending big money.

A primary budget surplus causes the debt stock to fall, by allowing the government to pay off some of the existing debt.

Spain in particular had a budget surplus and low debt before the 2008 financial crisis; its fiscal record, one might say, was impeccable.

The US is borrowing at lower long-term rates than it did when it was running a budget surplus.

Remarkably, it is still (just) running a budget surplus.

and though the budget surplus was gone by then, he upped the ante by also lowering taxes on capital gains and dividends.

As a group, it's running a budget surplus (excluding interest) of 3. 2% of GDP, far healthier than the U. S. or the U. K.

For the current fiscal year ending this month, our budget surplus is an astounding level of 5. 8% of our GDP.

It is worth remembering that, only 11 years ago, Washington registered a budget surplus and was paying down debt.

Mr Clinton left office with a budget surplus.

The main argument was over what to do with the federal government's huge budget surplus.

Unlike Greece, it's running a budget surplus, excluding interest payments.

Moreover, every year between 1997 and 2008, Canada's federal government had a budget surplus.

we are running a budget surplus due to increased enrollment .

A similar rule in Australia would imply a budget surplus of 2% this year, argues Mr McKibbin.

Public debt is small and Beijing is running a budget surplus.

But they, too, will shift from a budget surplus in 2007 to a deficit of 3% of GDP.

The government's budget surplus, before debt payments, beat its first-half target this year.

Having run an unexpected budget surplus last year, the government has plenty of resources with which to stimulate growth.

If a not-for-profit organisation creates a budget surplus it is used to further the services that they offer.

In 2007, before the financial crisis, Spain had a budget surplus of 2 percent of G. D. P.

Over the past decade, China's budget deficit was very low, and in 2007 it ran a budget surplus.

The government in Beijing, which is running a huge budget surplus, also has money to spare.

It accumulated a budget surplus of 8. 8% of GDP last year, thanks to soaring revenues from its copper mines.

The budget surplus is running at 2% of GDP; ten years ago the deficit was close to 3. 4%.

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