Essentially, the budget is to provide us with the following: the resources for our core functions, which are the audit of the 200 or so public bodies in Scotland; a programme of performance audit studies, best-value studies and overview reports; the capacity to prepare reports on issues of concern that arise during the year; and contributing to the development of public sector policies, practices and accounting standards.We have widely consulted clients and stakeholders about our corporate priorities and will bring our corporate plan and forward work programme to the Audit Committee in January.