The national government posted a fiscal surplus of P21.9 billion in August 2013, surpassing the target for the month, according to the data released by the Department of Finance (DOF) on Tuesday.

The data showed that August surplus was 8 percent above the P20.3-billion target for the month and eightfold the P2.5-billion surplus recorded a year ago.

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