The budgetary cost of the savings and loan bailout is another matter.

Over time, the budgetary costs spiralled out of control.

The budgetary costs of any war and future reconstruction are unknown.

There is no budgetary cost for this care, only a 20 percent reduction in the hours worked by the women.

"We know from experience that it is difficult to estimate the budgetary cost of such programs," he said.

The benefits do not show up as a budgetary cost to municipalities.

The last and largest obstacle appears to be whether Congress can find the political will to swallow the budgetary costs.

They defined policy in terms of budgetary cost and tax burdens rather than needs, rights, obligations, or political benefits.

So the budgetary cost of the war on terrorism, abroad and at home, looks like fairly small change.

Fixing maternity leave at 20 weeks would mean billions in budgetary costs throughout Europe.