zephyreks@lemmy.mlM to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoSaudi Arabia predicts budget deficit as it funnels money into gigaprojectswww.ft.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down16
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkSaudi Arabia predicts budget deficit as it funnels money into gigaprojectswww.ft.comzephyreks@lemmy.mlM to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squareSquizzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·2 years agoLoads of countries have budget surpluses.
minus-squareSocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoLoads? These aren’t exactly major nations here and the bigger ones are oil producers. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-with-the-top-budget-surplus.html
minus-squareherr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoI asked which ones. Denmark has a surplus, but that’s accidental and no one’s trying to keep it that way. And if you’re about to give Qatar as an example, the point is moot.
minus-squareCyclohexane@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 years agoThis doesn’t answer the question.
Loads of countries have budget surpluses.
Loads? These aren’t exactly major nations here and the bigger ones are oil producers.
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-with-the-top-budget-surplus.html
I asked which ones. Denmark has a surplus, but that’s accidental and no one’s trying to keep it that way.
And if you’re about to give Qatar as an example, the point is moot.
This doesn’t answer the question.