zephyreks@lemmy.mlM to World News@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoSaudi Arabia predicts budget deficit as it funnels money into gigaprojectswww.ft.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down15
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkSaudi Arabia predicts budget deficit as it funnels money into gigaprojectswww.ft.comzephyreks@lemmy.mlM to World News@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-squareSquizzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·11 months agoLoads of countries have budget surpluses.
minus-squareSocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months 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-up2·11 months 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-211 months 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.