Little Budget Book: A Portable Budgeting Guide for Local Government (Little Handbooks)

The Little Budget Book is part of the Little Handbook series and is a compilation of practical ideas, concepts, questions and checklists for people who prepare, evaluate and implement public agency budgets. New budgeters will find it invaluable as a learning aide. Seasoned budgeters will find it to be an excellent reference source for ideas and checklists. The Little Budget Book is divided into five sections: 1.Budget Overview covers overall trends and types of budgets. 2.Preparing Budgets identifies issues and steps in putting together a credible budget. 3.Analyzing Budgets discusses evaluation approaches and analytical techniques. 4.Budget Savvy covers the behavioral aspects of budgeting. 5.Budget Techniques covers tools such as trend analysis, discounting, rounding and depreciation..