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15 Sep 23
New Zealand’s budget will not return to a surplus until 2026-27 according to its latest forecast – a year later than previously planned.
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28 Feb 22
Brazil’s federal government reported its largest ever primary budget surplus in January after a surge in tax revenue, figures from the country’s Treasury show.
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14 Jan 20
Germany recorded its largest ever budget surplus in 2019, the ministry of finance has announced.
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7 Jan 20
Serbia has recorded four consecutive yearly budget surpluses for the first time in its history, with 2019’s its biggest ever, according to its minister of finance.
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15 May 18
The German government should work to reduce its high trade surplus by increasing public investment, the International Monetary Fund has advised.
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24 Feb 17
Germany’s budget surplus has hit an almost two-decade high, at €24bn, bolstered by tax receipts from strong employment.
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19 Oct 15
The New Zealand government has posted a budget surplus for the first time since 2008, fulfilling the governing National Party’s 2011 pledge to balance the books in the 2014/15 financial year.