PAD 505 WEEK 7 DISCUSSION

PAD 505 WEEK 7 DISCUSSION

DISCUSSION 1

"Presenting the Budget" Please respond to the following:

• Describe the type of restrictions that may be placed on government revenues. What alternatives should the public administrator examine when met with severe budgeting restrictions?

DISCUSSION 2

"Writing Budget Justifications" Please respond to the following:

• Performance budgeting has been attempted at the local level in recent years all over the country. Address the issues of performance budgeting while answering the following questions: What attributes of performance budgeting make it particularly suitable to local government budgeting? Can the same attributes be as useful at the federal level?

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