Finance readers rarely reject a budget because it is large. They reject it because the ask is last year plus a percentage, with no link to results and no sign of what a cut would do. This deck puts the total ask first, then what it buys, where the money goes, what 90% and 80% funding would stop, the main risks and the decision needed.

The sample is a $2.38M marketing budget for Glenmoor Holdings, up $180K on last year, with $100K of one-off cost kept outside the recurring base. Every line has an owner and a lead target. Replace the department, fiscal year, total ask, line amounts, owners and your own 90% and 80% scenarios before you present.