And he came close to being successful, as the primary deficit of ¥28 trillion in 2002 was reduced to just ¥6 trillion in 2007. Had this effort been continued for two more years, a primary surplus could have been realized.
事实上，小泉政府已经展示了进行财务整顿的最佳方式。 小泉决定基本预算平衡应当在10年内得到恢复。 他也几乎获得了成功，因为基本预算赤字已经从2002年的280万亿日元下降到2007年的60万亿。如果这项政策再持续两年，就可以实现基本预算盈余。