Budgets
Measure costs against available funds
A Budget represents the funds available for asset maintenance over a number of financial years. If an amount isn't entered for a year, it's assumed to remain the same as the previous year. For the years following the last entered amount, Horizons calculates inflationary rises at the specified rate, e.g. 3%.
A Sub-budget is similar but more nuanced, with the ability to specify multiple budget amounts for different parts of a Network (e.g. districts, zones, road categories) or per Treatment type.
| Year | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | £25,000,000 | Entered by you |
| 2026 | £25,000,000 | Assumed |
| 2027 | £25,000,000 | Assumed |
| 2028 | £28,000,000 | Entered by you |
| 2029 | £28,840,000 | Inflationary rise of 3% |
| 2030 | £29,705,200 | Inflationary rise of 3% |
A Budget or Sub-budget is required to build a Works Plan. In each generated scenario, the costs of selected Treatment schemes are calculated and subtracted from the specified budget. You can see the funds required for the scenario and how far under/over budget it is, plus detailed breakdowns of how those funds would be spent. In some scenarios, spending can be limited by the budget, so that planned works never exceed available funds. You can also choose to spend any residual budget on deferred Treatments, so that planned works always make full use of available funds.
This lets you assess the affordability of required works and decide how to proceed. It can also provide solid evidence for defending or increasing budget allocations as needed!
Budgets are managed in a separate 
Analysis Tools tab.
Contents
📄️ Manage Budgets
Access and organise your Budgets
📄️ Create a Budget
Define funding for the years ahead
📄️ Create a Sub-budget
Set funds for specific Networks or Treatments