MY FINANCIAL DILEMMA

I might be a simple-minded senior who understands the complexities of budget presentation and management.

But when an accumulated and growing debt runs into the hundreds of billions of dollars, HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY HAVE A BUDGET SURPLUS?

That is a bit like saying I saved $10 on the grocery bill this week when I have a house mortgage running into the thousands and growing because of interest rate increases.

So how come Governments have surpluses when they are hundreds of billions of dollars in debt?