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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During last month, Abbott announced property tax relief as an emergency item for the state's 89th legislative session, calling for using at least $10 billion of Texas's budget surplus for property tax relief.
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Giulia Carbonaro, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Typically, some or all of a country's budget surplus is passed to the SWF, which can then be used for new investments.
—David French, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
In 2023, Minnesota had a budget surplus of nearly $18 billion.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2025
What is even more disturbing is that our current administration inherited a $5 billion budget surplus.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Typically, some or all of a country's budget surplus is passed to the SWF, which can then be used for new investments.
—David French, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
In 2023, Minnesota had a budget surplus of nearly $18 billion.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2025
What is even more disturbing is that our current administration inherited a $5 billion budget surplus.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Budget surplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budget%20surplus. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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