As the financial conditions and challenges of municipalities have become more complex, it is important to remain on the lookout for new budgeting tools. Zero based budgeting and municipal price indices are revived approaches to improving the municipal budget process, but are they right for your municipality? MFOA’s 2025 summer policy interns, Ida Mensah and Jacob Marr, have developed two briefing notes on issues concerning municipal budgeting tools. To view the accompanying webinar, click here.