They note that Iraq has a budget surplus as a result of the rising price of its oil exports, while the United States is grappling with budget deficits and other economic problems.

他们指出，由于出口石油价格不断增长，伊拉克现在有预算盈余，而美国则在跟预算赤字和其他经济问题作斗争。

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Ten years ago, we had a big budget surplus with projected surpluses far into the future.

十年前，我们有一笔很大的预算盈余，并且对长远未来有计划盈余。

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Mr Osborne planned to go into the 2015 election with a buoyant economy and a structural surplus; a modest tax cut in the pre-election budget would have rewarded voters for suffering the squeeze.

奥斯伯恩先生计划通过上涨的经济和结构性的盈余来赢得2015年的大选，大选前预算中适当的减税将会作为之前对选民压榨的回报。

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He expects the country to end the year with a budget surplus of around 2% of GDP.

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One comfort for Mr Juncker is that Luxembourg, with a budget surplus and little government debt, will pass even the strictest application of the Maastricht tests.

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At least America starts with a budget surplus.

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