The budget surplus is $1.6 trillion.
When a government's revenues exceeds its outlays, the government is said to run a surplus. If government's revenues is less than its outlays, the government is said to have a deficit. If a government runs a deficit, its debt would increase because it would have to borrow to fund the deficit.
Amount of budget surplus = government's revenues - outlays
$3,8 trillion - $2.2 trillion = $1.6 trillion
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