Sentences with phrase «office ran a surplus»

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Shortly before leaving office, George Osborne abandoned the government's target of running a budget surplus by 2020, blaming the uncertainty surrounding Britain's shock decision to leave the European Union.

Citizens Party office holders may not vote themselves payraises or new perks unless the budget is balanced or running a surplus.

There is reason to be skeptical that New York will run a multi-billion dollar surpluses in the coming fiscal years, according to a preliminary report on the 2014 - 15 state budget released on Monday by Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office.

The UK is now running a surplus of # 3.8 bn in its current budget - the money borrowed to fund day - to - day spending rather than long - term investment - according to the Office for National Statistics figures.

Before he took office Missouri had a surplus from fiscally responsible Republicans running the state - thanks a lot Obama!