KIEV , Dec. 2 – The surplus of Ukraine 's national budget in October totaled UAH 3.1 billion thanks to the improvement of revenue target implementation along with moderate spending, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

"In October, growth of revenue of the national budget resumed (by 29.9% on October 2015). In contrast to the previous months it was backed both by tax and non-tax payments," the central bank said in a macroeconomic study posted on its website.