Using zero based budgeting I would insist on a line by line comparison of the previous years actual VS the 25% increase proposal.
Most government organizations have no concept of staying within budget. It is not their money and the process of ever increasing spending resulting in the need for increasing revenues (taxing us!).
With an increasing tax base, as in the past 15 years that we have been here, there should be no reason for an increase let alone a 25% increase.
Let us not fall for the 25% bait then switching to a lower number to make the tax payer feel like they won one.
There needs to be an accounting for ANY INCREASE!!
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