The book will enable readers to understand the purposes of the different budgets and forecasts and it will explain in detail how they are prepared and used. In many cases budgeting is an important (and often unpopular) part of their job and the book will show them how to do it more effectively and more quickly.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Budgeting and forecasting fundamentals
• More budgeting and forecasting fundamentals
• Capital expenditure, sales and revenue budgets
• Expenditure budgets
• The profit and loss budget
• The cash budget
• Monitoring progress against budgets and forecasts
• Surviving in tough times
• Answers