The phrase "budget increase" refers to the act of raising or adding more money to the funds that are available to be spent on a particular activity or project. Full definition
This has driven school budget increases for more than 50 years. (gatesfoundation.org)
Between combined state and local funding increases, some districts are seeing budget increases of 40 percent while the average across districts is closer to 20 percent. (pie-network.org)
Unless the total schools budget increases in line with the number of pupils, each and every school will experience a cut in funding. (schoolfinancialsuccess.com)