While the surplus is thin, Finance Minister Ken Krawetz says it's still a surplus and that's more than other jurisdictions can claim. "You are going to see as we have started to see the projections by other provinces, we may again be the only province with a balance and a surplus," Krawetz said Friday after the release of his third-quarter fiscal update. The update shows the province plans to spend $190.4 million more than expected in last spring's budget. Extra costs have come in the area of flood assistance, teacher pensions and benefits, crop insurance and snow and ice removal on highways.