A budget is not a mere political  Whether by design or inadvertence, it's the end product of politics, the actual blueprint for government's role in society.
Budgets don't reveal much about what governments aim for. 
mnli hypothesis: Budgets don't reveal much about what governments aim for.  premise: A budget is not a mere political  Whether by design or inadvertence, it's the end product of politics, the actual blueprint for government's role in society.