When budgets are incorporated into a government's ledger, officials are able to tell when expenditures have exceeded budgeted amounts. To correct this, governments must find additional revenue sources.

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Governments may certainly chose to "find" additional revenues, but more likely than not officials will ask departments to "hold the line" on spending, for example by not filling vacant positions, to help ensure the budget is balanced a year-end.

When Budgets Are Incorporated into a Government's Ledger, Officials Are