Sentence examples for surplus public from inspiring English sources
An additional £290m of infrastructure capital would be set aside to free up surplus public sector owned land for housing development, the chancellor said.
There are thousands of acres of surplus public land in the UK and developers want to get their hands on it.
Announcing the decision, Johnson said the release of surplus public land inherited from the London Development Agency and Homes and Communities Agency to create "thousands of homes and jobs" would be key to his growth programme.
Lyons suggested that the battle over planning should include building on greenfield sites: "I am very clear that where there is surplus public land and developable brownfield sites they all have to come forward, but these sources are not going to meet all the housing aspirations of this country".
David Orr, chief executive of the National Housing Federation, said: "The extra money made available to the Department of Communities and Local Government to buy surplus public sector land is welcome, but it is at a much smaller scale than we expected.
It argues for a "build now pay later" approach to help bring surplus public land into use for homes – which might encourage a better private rented sector to evolve – and supports "sustainable suburban development" on land around underground and rail stations in the green belt.
We could raise £13bn by developing surplus public-sector land.
If the EU refused, his implied threat was simply to stop paying interest and make the entire primary surplus available for extra public spending.
In the first six months of 2012, the surplus in public health coffers amounted to about $6.2 billion, largely generated by the country's strong job market.
But, despite his buildings and his generosity to needy friends, he probably bequeathed a substantial surplus of public money to his successors.
Breaking government addiction to debt and achieving a surplus in public finances is the most important ambition any administration can have.
