Zero base budgeting was first used by ____________________.

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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U.K. Department of Agriculture

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Indian Department of Agriculture

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Solution

The correct option is A U.S. Department of Agriculture
The Zero-based budgeting concept was advocated in 1924 by British budget authority Edward Hilton Young. He advocated complete justification of every item requested in a budget. The ZBB concept became more popular only in 1970s. In 1960s, ZBB was formally initiated in the Department of Agriculture of the USA.

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