The favorable budget position will make room for decisions that were not weighed at the time the budget was drawn up, Varga noted.
The ten-month surplus reached HUF 57.3 bln, a figure that compares with a HUF 816.2 bln deficit in January-October 2015.
In October alone, there was a surplus of HUF 59.7 bln.
The figures are for the central government – general government excluding local governments – and are cash flow-based.
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