Zero-Base Budgeting

Incremental Budget
An incremental budget is prepared using a previous period's budget or actual performance as a basis, with incremental amounts added for the new budget period. It often fails to account for changed operating conditions.
Zero-Base Budgeting (ZBB)
Zero-Base Budgeting (ZBB) is a budgeting method where all expenses must be justified for each new period, starting from a 'zero base.' Unlike traditional budgeting, no expenses are automatically carried forward from the previous period.

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