A weekly newspaper operates with the same budget from the previous year, plus $5$ percent. There are four functional areas that each clamor for a greater chunk of the budget. As the editor$-$in$-$chief, what would you propose to address pushback from the publisher$/$owner of the paper about costs?

Select answer from the options below

Create a zero$-$based budgeting system.

Change the wording on policies and procedures to be clearer.

Create more robust operational plans.

Overhaul the strategic and tactical plans.