The proposed general fund budget of nearly $335.65 million marks a 1.1% decrease from the current fiscal year’s $339.46 million total. To support those expenditures, the county would use more than $11.33 million of its fund balance, down roughly 23% from the $14.79 million in reserves spent this year.
![Buncombe County fiscal 2020-21 budget by expenditure](https://mountainx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/BEAT1_County-budget-breakdown-330x169.png)