BUGETELE - INSTRUMENTE ALE PREVIZIUNII FINANCIARE PE TERMEN SCURT / THE BUDGETS – INSTRUMENTS OF SHORT TERM FINANCIAL FORECASTING Conf. univ. dr. Panfil Banc, Asist. drd. Banc Marius Mircea Universitatea ”1 Decembrie 1918” Alba Iulia The study underlines the different names that the result of financial forecasting take; but the in practice, we can observe that the expression budget, is overall used , regardless of time horizons short-term, or long term ones. In this respect, we can underline that the budgeting process assumes affecting the resources and establishing the responsibilities on each and every sub-division on conception structure and of functional structure of entity in order to be able to identify, operative and establish straighten out methods. The research surprises and defines a critical approach regarding the legislative evolution in Romania in what the structure of budget of expenses and revenues. Keywords: budget, forecasting, budgeting process, functional structure JEL codes: G30, G31