Budget Management Mugs

'Looks like we'll bring your project in under budget. We were able to do it by not paying you.'

"So I forgot to pay the water bill. At least the faucet stopped dripping."

"Well the good news is that we did save a little money by not investing in cyber crime protection...."

"If the board cuts our budget any more, I'm going to have to start stealing the kids' lunch money."

'Maybe I could win more budget fights if we had a plan to arm us school administrators.'

Just do your job, and stop worring about low bidders

HS2

"In order to balance the budget we will need to make sacrifices, and you are mine"

Budget cuts were beginning to bite at the local council

Health cuts after Covid 19

"Let's give him a few minutes to grieve. His idea of taxing the air taxpayers breath was rejected."

"Your operation has been cancelled and you MAY die, but if it's any consolation it was a 'planned, methodical and thoughtful measure'."

"What took you so long?"

"We've found the money to run a seven day service...as long as all the days are Sundays!"

"We need money - where - Oh, where, will we get the money? Where?"

'We going to move to a smaller base?'

Who sets the budget?

Management of the Sahara falls to the NHS...

"Good news! The White House has agreed to negotiate with us on that $400 mil in cuts!" "What do you have to give up next time... the other arm or a leg...?"

Kid to dad: 'My allowance is lagging far behind the cost of living.'

BMA criticises 'Black Hole' of NHS IT spending

'Guess who's hinting for a raise?'

'Due to budget cutbacks, we need to get by with less.'

Benefit mistakes cost £one billion a year... Well, in our defence we did get a lot of the numbers correct, they just weren't in the right order.

'Managing finance is integral to this post. How would you respond to a perfectly reasonable request for extra funds?'

'The anger management class ruined our budget when they ordered love seats.'

"Good news, Mr. Herndon. We worked out the budget, and we have a kidney."

"Is this to make me feel bad for not getting you that laptop?"

'What I don't understand is how all three of us managed to get the figures wrong!'

Golly, �1m a year isn't too much. I don't know why your shareholders don't understand you.

"This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up."

"We seem to be spending more on defence than on things to defend"

A treasure map shows you all the roads without tolls.

GAS PRICES AT PUMP

"I need to see your budget proposal."