Quote Originally Posted by Oscar View Post
Having a fiscal surplus is a good way to insulate the country from international economic turmoil.
There, I've answered your question.
My original question was looking for a little more than a political sound bite that joe public would be able to understand i.e. it's the total tax take - total expenditure = surplus (positive result). They must have a formula to calculate these things and was also wondering why that isn't published, as then I wouldn't need to ask the question and I could see for myself. But thanks for the answer