A few reasons stand out: *The negative consequences of the late budget are not noticed by most people.

The impact of the late budget is already being felt in some places.

This is the 104th day since the state's fiscal year began, making the spending plan the latest budget of any state in the nation.

We've had a late budget for 20 years, so you just never know.

But subway officials said the late budget had left them no choice.

As a result, the late budget becomes an abstract concept.

Today, many Democrats seemed in no mood to help him win any support for his latest budget.

Of course, late budgets were not invented during the last decade.

Last week, for example, Labor presented the latest annual budget.

It is generally thought that there can be few positive side effects to a late budget.