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Flex-Budgets & Fixed Budgets: Is it better to pad the budget so when the cuts come, you are not hurt that bad, or should you be tight to the bone and fight for your rights. What do you do when you have to cut the Budget?

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I do not think that padding of budget is a good strategy. It is very important to present accurate budgets as padding of budgets would result in ...

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