Sentence examples for achieving a surplus from inspiring English sources

What he meant Some people said I would have to abandon the target of achieving a surplus.

The charter enshrines in law the Chancellor's target of achieving a surplus by the end of 2019/20 and delivering surpluses every following year "in normal times".

He is already signalled that he may announce fresh spending cuts to meet his target of achieving a surplus on the public finances by 2020.

Breaking government addiction to debt and achieving a surplus in public finances is the most important ambition any administration can have.

Insiders said Greece would easily meet its bailout goal of achieving a surplus – excluding debt-servicing costs – of 0.5% GDP this year.

Moreover the judiciary appreciates that in some areas there is room to raise fees simply to cover costs and well before achieving a surplus".

In recent weeks Morrison and his finance minister, Mathias Cormann, have said it was only a projection, not the government's policy to achieve a surplus by 2020-21.

Greece has only just managed, in 2013, to achieve a surplus on its primary budget (ie, excluding interest payments), of 1.5% of GDP.

Cormann said Labor had no viable plan to achieve a surplus and challenged the opposition to reveal where it would make cuts and increase revenue.

He told the media that he expects to see an economic recovery in Europe next year, and added that countries who have run a current account deficit now need to achieve a surplus so they can start reducing their debt levels.

Both monetary policy (a k a short-term interest rates, which are controlled by the Fed) and fiscal policy (the government's tax and spending manipulations to achieve a surplus or deficit) have been very tight this year.