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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a net deficit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in financial contexts to describe a situation where expenses exceed revenues after accounting for all factors.
Example: "After reviewing the annual budget, we found that the organization is facing a net deficit of $500,000."
Alternatives: "overall shortfall" or "total deficit".
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Even after some offsetting surpluses, the NHS is heading for a net deficit of £620m.
If you anticipate a net deficit, your budget should include a transfer-in equal to the amount of the projected net deficit.
Despite years of record funding increases from a bountiful Labour government, the NHS in England amassed a net deficit of £570m in 2005-06.
In 2005-06 thealthlth service ran up a net deficit of £536m; almost a third of its 600 organisations went into the red.
But the bubble encouraged a massive boom in borrowing and spending, pushing the private sector into a net deficit of 5% of GDP in 2000.
In 2014-15, trusts had a net deficit of £843m, a rapid decline from the £91m recorded in 2013-14 and the £592m surplus in 2012-13.
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This increased trade, even if it shows a substantial net deficit, is both a blessing and a curse.
Canada has a substantial net deficit on dairy trade, which is why it imposes tariffs.
She said the main reason why the NHS lurched into a £512m net deficit in 2005-6 was lack of control on staff recruitment.
The government put a favourable gloss on the accounts by focusing on the NHS's net deficit - a figure achieved by subtracting the surpluses made by some trusts from the deficits made by others.
The net deficit suggests an average of 7,500 highly qualified workers leaving annually, or 75,500 over a decade.
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