most it would be the Pharaoh because he/she collected all the taxes and with those tax he can buy more things and those people who got the money can also send the money to other people and pass it on so people can get what they need :)
money
hunting and gathering
Glass was traded as a surplus. They traded it for stone and wood
Tons of grain paid as a tribute caused a surplus that drove down the price of grain in China and in ancient Rome, Italy.
They built a system of storehouses in which surplus grain was kept.
money
Ancient Egyptian civilization was plagued by a severe drought period that destroyed crops and left communities starving. The drought may have ultimately brought the downfall of ancient Egyptian society.
an agricultural surplus
The ancient egypts ecomomy is based on surplus and crops
hunting and gathering
It meant the same as it means now. A surplus is when you have more of something than you need.
Trinidad's economy benefited from a growing trade surplus, improved infrastructure and other utilities from the country's petroleum.
Industrial
The Neolithic Revolution provided a surplus of food by transitioning from a nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle to settled agriculture. This surplus allowed for the development of permanent settlements, division of labor, trade, and the growth of complex societies.
Glass was traded as a surplus. They traded it for stone and wood
they would barter it for other goods
Their empire provided a large revenue.