Sentence examples for surplus before from inspiring English sources

A surplus (before interest payments) was turned into a deficit.

The public sector in 2001 was 6-7% of GDP in surplus before interest payments.

The government's budget is modestly in surplus, before counting in interest payments on its debt.

12.17pm BST Labour should have been running a budget surplus before the crash.

The government will draw down a $10 billion IMF loan and will increase its fiscal surplus (before interest payments).

They say they would keep a fiscal surplus, before interest payments, sufficient to stabilise the public debt.

Brazil has managed to cut spending and create a small budget surplus before interest is paid on government debt.

Investors expect a more ambitious fiscal target, raising the planned primary budget surplus (before interest payments) from 3.75% of GDP to 4.5% or so.

Mr. Schäuble also noted that once Mr. Monti's budget polices are implemented, Italy will boast the highest primary surplus (before interest payments) in the euro region.

Mr Stournaras hopes they are deep enough to achieve a primary budget surplus (before making debt repayments) of 1.4% of GDP.

Mr Levy said the target for the primary surplus (before interest payments) will be reduced to 1.2% of GDP in 2015, and lifted back up to 2% thereafter.