ORIGINAL WORK ONLY! THIS IS A DISCUSSION NOT A PAPER MUST BE COMPLETED BY ANSWERING QUESTIONS AS STATED BELOW.

Discussion 1

From the first e-Activity, examine and evaluate the disparity of your state’s budget allocation for education and property tax to the various localities (Place your response here)

In a new and separate respond to the following:

Based on your assessment, challenge or defend the equity of the system across the various localities (Place your response here)

Discussion 2

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Recommend at least two strategies a budget analyst can apply to ensure that the budget is performing according to the established performance indicators. Justify your response.

Strategy 1 (Place your response here)

Strategy 2 (Place your response here)

In a new and separate respond to the following:

From the e-Activity on “Variance Analysis” propose at least two actions a budget analyst can take to avoid assumptions in budget items to avoid overlooking favorable or adverse line items in the budget.

Action 1: (Place your response here) Provide examples to justify your response.

Action 2: (Place your response here) Provide examples to justify your response.