Variance commentary
ProblemMonthly budget-vs-actual packs need commentary on every line, and writing it takes a day.
Marketing: budget ₹12,00,000, actual ₹15,60,000 · note: Diwali campaign pulled forward
Marketing: ₹3,60,000 (30%) over budget — unfavourable.
Driver: Diwali campaign spend pulled forward from November (per note).
Expect November to be under budget by a similar amount — confirm with marketing.
Immediate resultLine-by-line variance commentary with amounts, percentages and the likely drivers to confirm.


