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The city of Richmond, which said in June that it was struggling to overcome a multimillion-dollar deficit, now believes it has amassed a $4.5 million surplus.

Officials attribute the shift in fortunes to aggressive tax collection efforts and spending reductions ordered by Mayor Dwight C. Jones.

“The projected surplus is largely due to the tenacity of the Finance Revenue Administration Team to enhance revenue collection efforts and the cooperation of all city departments to reduce spending,” Lenora Reid, the deputy chief administrative officer for finance and administration, said in an email.

Reid noted that the city’s financial projections for the fiscal year that ended June 30 are still preliminary, warning in an email to the City Council this week that it would be premature to discuss how the city might spend the additional money.

“This report is unaudited and only a forecast,” Reid said. “Therefore, we must temper our excitement for the use of funds until we are further along in the reporting for fiscal year 2016.”