budget surplus
noun
: more money than is needed to pay for planned expenses
The state currently has a $3 million budget surplus.
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Reductions in Saudi’s oil exports, because of the blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, follows years of lower oil prices and growing budget deficits in the kingdom—since 2013, Riyadh has reported one budget surplus when oil prices passed $100 a barrel in 2022.
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Melissa Hancock,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Coolidge dramatically lowered Taxes, slashed Federal spending, 1maintained high Tariffs, cut the National Debt, vetoed large spending bills, and even ran a Federal budget surplus.
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New York Times,
11 June 2026
Georgia’s budget surplus becomes a defining contrast in the governor’s race.
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Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Currently, if state expenses exceed state revenues, Iowa can pull 50% of the difference from the Taxpayer Relief Fund and take the remainder from its budget surplus.
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Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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Melissa Hancock,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Coolidge dramatically lowered Taxes, slashed Federal spending, 1maintained high Tariffs, cut the National Debt, vetoed large spending bills, and even ran a Federal budget surplus.
—
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Georgia’s budget surplus becomes a defining contrast in the governor’s race.
—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Currently, if state expenses exceed state revenues, Iowa can pull 50% of the difference from the Taxpayer Relief Fund and take the remainder from its budget surplus.
—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Budget surplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budget%20surplus. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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