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Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) Justification

Requires every expense to be justified from scratch rather than using last year as a baseline.

As a Department Head, write a Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) justification for the {department_name} budget for FY{year}. Instead of using prior-year spend, justify the {requested_amount} based on specific activities: {activity_1}, {activity_2}, and {activity_3}. Link each spend to the corporate goal of {strategic_objective}.

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