First, in a reform orientation budgets and politics do not mix. Budgeting should be technical, and comparisons between items on a budget should be efficiency based. The involvement of politics is seen as an intrusion only leading to conflict, inefficiencies, and irrational policy making decisions. Second, is the incrementalist approach. The good of the people is the objective, and the pluralistic model is followed.
Conflict is minimal because everyone wins .
There may be winners and losers. The fourth view is that the budget process is seen as the focus of the budget politics. Branches of government will struggle for budgetary power through the budget process. The role that these actors are assigned by the budget processes determines if their goals and strategies are important to the budget. Politicians will sometime vote in favor of funding for their districts so they can win constituents, even if it is not in the budget.