leeva1, as far as surpluses go, in the last 40 years only Whitlam and Howard have left a surplus.
Whitlam left a 2.6% of GDP surplus 1975.
Howard left a 2.7% of GDP surplus 2007.
So the surplus score is one each.
The highest surpluses recorded in the last 40 years are Whitlam and Rudd.
Whitlam had a surplus of 3.0% of GDP in 1974.
Rudd had a surplus of 3.8% of GDP in 2008.
So now what?
