Analyze Public Budgets Like a Policy Expert

The Begroting-amendement-scan skill is designed for politicians, faction staff, and policy advisors who need to navigate dense financial documents to find political leverage. It automates the tedious task of comparing budget years to pinpoint exactly where the money is moving and where the "hidden" opportunities lie.

What it does

The skill performs a multi-layered analysis of delivered budget exports or multi-year plans:

• Mechanical Scan: Automatically identifies significant spikes or drops (fixed at ±15% or €50k thresholds), new line items, and vanished budget posts.
• Vulnerability Detection: Flags vague descriptions like "Consultancy" or "Miscellaneous Operating Costs" that often hide discretionary spending.
• Inconsistency Checking: Spots investments without matching operational costs (e.g., a new facility with zero staff budget).
• Drafting: Automatically generates specific, answerable questions for budget hearings and proposes amendment candidates with realistic funding offsets.

Why use this skill

Manually scanning thousands of spreadsheet rows for political relevance is prone to error and time-consuming. This skill ensures you never miss a budget shift that contradicts your party's priorities. It doesn't just find numbers; it translates them into political action items, providing the technical basis for amendments (including mandatory coverage examples) so they aren't dismissed on technicalities.

Output Format

You receive a structured scan table, a categorized list of questions per policy domain, and a prioritized list of amendment drafts linked to your specific faction goals.