I think another aspect of this is that if my department comes in 10% under budget this year, we don't get rewarded for this, the manager, or more likely, the Director might see a little something, but not the people on the front lines. So, perhaps what the manager is saying is, hey we have a little marketing money left over, I can either save it and get my boss a pat on the back, or use it to reward a couple of my people with a busman's holiday.

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JimFive