Quote Originally Posted by translations.nm.ru
Quote Originally Posted by chaika
the technical term for that is "budget surplus," guys.
Nope, that's a totally different concept. Budget surplus is the amount by which the income exceeds the expenditures.
Unused funds are the funds that were planned to be used (spent), but were not.
Exactly! In the context of my document there are comparisons with the budget plan.
So, my guess about "неосвоение средств государственного бюджета" (unused or underspent state budget funds) seems to be right. Great