budget - GrassRoots 2.0 - Strategic Communications & New Media

The single largest line item of most budgets, public and private, is labor expense. Much has been said this year about hiring practices in a recession, but one thing is certain, at the risk of keeping business doors open, the largest line item needs to be assessed. In the private sector many jobs have been cut and salaries have been decreased. In the public sector the biggest favor we could request was deferring their cost of living increases. Keep reading…