School economics class: UK swings to record £30bn budget surplus in January as retail sales surge

Higher tax receipts were the sole cause of the budget surplus in January 2026 Using the 2026 retail sales chart, which of the following can be concluded about the UK (1) The gap between the value and ...
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Feds are getting rid of new, unexpired COVID masks at government surplus auction

PORTLAND, Ore. — The federal government is trying to get rid of more than one million new, unexpired N95 and KN95 masks by putting them up for government surplus auction, despite strong demand for the ...
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U.S. government surplus swells to $307B in February

The U.S.government posted a $307.0B deficit for February 2025, slightly more than the $302.5B shortfall expected and up from the $128.6B it recorded in January, the U.S. Treasury Department said on ...
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Brazil's Central Government Posts Higher-Than-Expected Primary Surplus in April

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil's central government recorded a primary budget surplus of 17.8 billion reais ($3.1 billion) in April, Treasury data showed on Thursday, above the 15.9-billion-real surplus ...