If South Dakota's governor reports a budget surplus in 2011, that state government likely:

The governor of South Dakota reports a budget surplus in 2011 and he states that the government received more taxes in the year than it spent in that year

Explanation:

Budget is the amount that the government plans and spends for the future needs and always the government introduces the budgets in the beginning of the year

Taxes must be paid regularly by the citizens and it is the due responsibility and the report of the taxes paid will be given to the governor an the report will be read and in one such report the governor of Dakota reported that there was a budget surplus the government received more taxes than it spent