According to council documents, Devon's overall "on-street parking account" is running at a surplus, but the collection of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) is making a loss and has been for the last five years.
The new interim chief executive of the NHS, Sir Ian Carruthers, who is replacing Sir Nigel Crisp, is currently in charge of two health authorities - one predicting a deficit and one a surplus.
The fact that Mr Bush's figures are so out of line lays him open to the charge that he is manipulating the figures to produce more favourable news on the surplus.