"It makes it tougher to come back to surplus," Mr Swan said in an ABC TV interview.

斯旺在abc电视访问中说，这使它变得坚韧从而恢复到顺差的状态。

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Mr Swan described the mood among his peers in Washington as one of "sober realism".

斯旺形容他是以其中一个“清醒的现实主义者”的心情处在华盛顿的同事中。

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When the tax was unveiled Mr Swan claimed that mining companies only pay 13-17% of their profits in tax.

当这项税收议案公布之时Swan先生就断言矿业公司只需把他们13% - 17%的利润拿来上税。

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"The surplus years are here, " Mr Swan said in his speech to parliament in Canberra.

BBC: Australian budget set to return to surplus in 2013

When the tax was unveiled Mr Swan claimed that mining companies only pay 13-17% of their profits in tax.

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Mr Swan also announced measures to help businesses that are not seeing the same profits as Australia's booming mining industry.

BBC: Australian budget set to return to surplus in 2013