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Old 06-04-2024, 12:29 PM   #6875
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Originally Posted by PeanutButter View Post
Can anyone confirm if this is true.

I was told that government agencies have budgets and if they don't spend enough they will not get the same budget for the following year, so what they do is just spend money just to hit their budget, and they spend on things they don't really need or upgrade things pre-maturing just to spend money.

Is this actually true?
yes that is true, I have certain government customers that always order extra at the end of the year so they meet their budget numbers. They normally need everything they purchase but lets say an item will need to be replaced two months after the budget so they will replace it now instead.
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