Assume a national government on June 30 in some financial year has an excess of revenue over spending of $100 billion. At the end of the day it decides to "store" that excess by purchasing $100 billion of financial assets (for example, shares in a telecommunications company). In terms of stock-flow consistency, the government has created a surplus of $100 billion and built an equivalent valued sovereign fund.
Answer: False
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