How to read one line of a budget
A single line, such as “Roads and drains”, taken apart: the name, the number, the year and what is hidden inside. Builds on “Budget, plan and actual: three different numbers”.
November 4, 2026 · 14 min
Why a road costs what it costs
Land, drains, tar, lights and the time it takes: what is inside the price of one kilometre of road.
The Plain Budget
A short letter every Sunday: one part of the budget explained, with real-looking numbers and no side taken.
More posts
Where market fees go once you have paid them
A trader’s daily fee, followed through the city’s books to the stalls, the toilets and the lorry park.