departmental budget

Unit's spending plan

A departmental budget is the financial plan allocated to a specific division or unit within an organization, outlining expected revenues and approved expenditures for a defined period.

It governs what a department can spend on personnel, equipment, operations, and projects: The marketing departmental budget was cut by fifteen percent.

Managers typically must justify expenditures against their departmental budget.

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revenue · bottom line · performance metrics · reconciliation · surplus · deficit · red ink · belt tightening · spending freeze · financial reporting · forecast · cost efficiency · appropriation · funding sources · risk management · investment planning · cost analysis · line item

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Government's fiscal blueprint

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allocation direction

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Non-obligatory personal expenditures

capital budget · slush fund · petty cash · contingency fund

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