Budgeterat

Budgeterat is a Swedish term used in finance and planning. It is the past participle and adjective form of budgetera, meaning to prepare or allocate a budget. When the term is used, budgeterat describes funds or figures that have been planned and approved within a budget, as distinct from actual expenditures or revenues.

In practice, budgeterat amounts serve as targets for spending and are the basis for variance analyses that compare planned figures with realized results. The term appears in corporate budgeting, project planning, and public sector budgeting, where departments or programs are assigned budgeterade belopp to cover expenses such as salaries, materials, and capital investments. Revisions may alter budgeterade belopp if assumptions change or new information becomes available.

Budgeterat is commonly found in Swedish financial statements, planning documents, and management reports. It reflects an intention to spend or allocate resources up to a specified level and is closely related to the budgeting process, forecasting, and control mechanisms used to monitor performance against plans. In English, the equivalent terms are budgeted or allocated, depending on context.

See also: budget, budgeting, variance analysis, forecast, actuals.