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Originally Posted by Slava
Would you request funding for that project and spend it on something totally unrelated?
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Nope, but "unrelated" is a very nebulous term.
Virtually anything can be rationalized to be related.
Note that I don't support that, but it certainly does happen, esp. with gov't contracts where fees are inflated due to interacting with the gov't bureaucracy. I have to charge a $2500 meeting fee when I work with gov't entities because they LOVE meetings.
There is no real expectation from customers that projects go under budget. If they wanted to pay less they can negotiate before they sign the contract.