budgetary control
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Budgetary Control
Any process a company or government puts in place to help ensure accuracy and honesty in its budget. Budgetary control may set goals for expected revenues or planned expenditures. It almost always includes a system to monitor compliance over time.
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budgetary control
a system for controlling COSTS and REVENUES by comparing actual results with BUDGET estimates and then taking corrective action where necessary See COMPARISON STATEMENT.Budgetary control involves two main stages:
- preparation of the budget prior to the start of the budget period, forecasting and planning activities for that future period;
- control by taking action based upon an evaluation of actual performance during the budget period in the light of the plans and standards developed in the budget.
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