A budget surplus (预算盈余 yù suàn yíng yú) occurs when the amount of money available exceeds expenditures. See “budget deficit” (预算赤字 yù suàn chì zì).
Part 1: Breakdown of Words
- “Budget” (预算 yù suàn) as in “defense budget” (国防预算 guó fáng yù suàn) and in “project budget” (项目预算 xiàng mù yù suàn).
- “Surplus” (盈余 yíng yú) as in “consumer surplus” (消费者盈余 xiāo fèi zhě yíng yú).
Part 2: Examples
- Government budget surplus (政府预算盈余 zhèng fǔ yù suàn yíng yú).