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Budgets initially ballooned as gaming studios raced to capture the attention of people stuck in their homes.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Budgets have been slashed, layoffs have been rampant, production costs have soared and morale has plummeted as audiences have been recalibrating their entertainment options.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

Budgets are the single clearest way to see a politician's priorities — there are numbers and policies behind those numbers.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025

But those involved in past Budgets caution that it is "basically impossible" to persuade the OBR that the savings will actually happen.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025

Compare on the receipts and expenses of ten working families in and about Mühlhausen, the tables in the Journal des Economistes, October, 1861, 50; and further Ducpétiaux, Budgets économiques des Classes ouvrières en Belgique, 1855.

From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm