Most commonly, the budget refers to the central government as a consolidated institution in which the executive, legislative, and judicial branches follow accepted procedures to manage income and outflows for a given time period.
The CIA and NSA have launched aggressive new efforts to hack into foreign computer networks to steal information or sabotage enemy systems, embracing what the budget refers to as "offensive cyber operations," writes The Post.
Correction: July 15, 2000, Saturday A headline yesterday about the Texas budget referred imprecisely to a $610 million shortfall.
An article on Nov. 2 about a weekend in Chicago on a $1,500 budget referred incorrectly to "Secret in the Wings," a play at the Lookingglass Theater.
Correction: January 22 , 2001 Monday Articles on Wednesday and Thursday about Gov. George E. Pataki's proposed budget referred imprecisely to his proposal for school aid.
Correction: February 4, 2004, Wednesday Because of an editing error, a front-page article yesterday about domestic spending in President Bush's 2005 budget referred incorrectly to the status of 38 programs administered by the Department of Education.
Correction: November 16, 2003, Sunday An article on Nov. 2 about a weekend in Chicago on a $1,500 budget referred incorrectly to "Secret in the Wings," a play at the Lookingglass Theater.
An article in some editions on March 13 about New Jersey legislators' criticism of Gov. Jon S. Corzine's $33 billion budget referred incorrectly to Mr. Corzine's planned cutback of $168 million in municipal aid.
The Frugal Traveler column on Aug. 28, about spending a $100 weekend in Madrid (and going slightly over budget), referred incorrectly to the origins of the Teotihuacan ruins in Mexico in describing an exhibition of treasures from the site at the art gallery Caixa Madrid.
NATIONAL An article on March 23 about the hundreds of amendments that Senate Republicans proposed after Democrats unveiled their budget referred incorrectly to a ban on large sugary drinks in New York City, the subject of an amendment by Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, who wanted to make sure money was available to prevent such a regulation.
However, these funding sources are outside of the core provincial budget, referred to as the "equitable share", which funds the primary health care and district health system.
