budget research paper

Government Budget Paper
You are required to select a local government (preferred) or state government and analyze their budget based on actual budget documents. They are either available on the state/local government website or you may want to obtain a hard copy of the budget from the state /local budget office.

The paper should include two major sections:

First Section: includes introduction, budget process and format.

Second Section: includes expenditure and revenue trends, managerial and policy conclusions and recommendations.

Detailed guidelines will be provided in the Assignments section of the course, along with a sample of a budget project analysis for your reference.

The paper must be submitted in the following parts by their respective deadlines (see weekly calendar).

Selection of local government
Draft of the first section (overview and budget process/format section)
Draft of the second section (expenditure and revenue trends section)
Final paper submission