Some key elements to included in stories on budget adoptions:- Amount to be spent.- New or increased taxes, higher license and permit fees and other income that will be necessary to meet expenditures.- Cuts, if any, to be made in such taxes, fees or fines.- Comparison with preceding year(s).- Justification for increases sought, cuts made.- Rate of current spending, under or over budget of previous year.- Patterns behind the submission and subsequent adjustments, such as political motives, pressure groups,history.- Consequences of budget for: agencies, departments, businesses, the public.