balance a/the budget

idiom

: to have enough money to provide the amount to be spent

The government may have to raise taxes to balance the budget.

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The district has already cut over a thousand positions to save money, including custodians, special education workers, teachers, central office employees and crossing guards along with services such as after-school hot lunches in an effort to reduce costs and balance the budget. —Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025

As lawmakers weigh difficult decisions to balance the budget, some may once again view our state parks and public lands as expendable. —Paul Steely White, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025

The City Council’s decision, alongside Johnson’s opposition to city service and workforce cuts, resulted in a compromise to balance the budget with a fleet of smaller taxes and fees. —Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025

Of course, the U.S. debt load has been rising significantly for years ever since President Clinton and Congress managed to balance the budget in the 1990s. —Rafael Nam, NPR, 7 July 2025