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.
A budget reveals what a government's primary concerns are. 
mnli hypothesis: A budget reveals what a government's primary concerns are.  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.