ZBB was first pioneered in the early 1970s by Pete Pyhrr, then an accounting manager for [[Texas Instruments|TI]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/meet-the-father-of-zero-based-budgeting-1427415074 |title=Meet the Father of Zero-Based Budgeting |work=[[Wall Street Journal]] |date=March 26, 2015 }}</ref>
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ZBB was first pioneered in the early 1970s by Pete Pyhrr, then an accounting manager for [[Texas Instruments|TI]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/meet-the-father-of-zero-based-budgeting-1427415074 |title=Meet the Father of Zero-Based Budgeting |work=[[Wall Street Journal]] |date=March 26, 2015 }}</ref>
==Effect on government spending==
==Effect on government spending==
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Several members of congress have indicated that they favor ZBB,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/231455-in-favor-of-zero-based-budgeting |title=In favor of zero-based budgeting |work=[[The Hill]] |date=June 7, 2012 }}</ref> since it would put more emphasis on spending cuts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/30/rep-dennis-ross-pushes-zero-based-budgeting-for-fe/?page=all |title=Dennis Ross pushes zero-based budgeting for federal government |work=[[Washington Times]] |date=March 30, 2015 }}</ref>
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Several members of congress have indicated that they favor ZBB,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/231455-in-favor-of-zero-based-budgeting |title=In favor of zero-based budgeting |work=[[The Hill]] |date=June 7, 2012 }}</ref> since it would put more emphasis on spending cuts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/30/rep-dennis-ross-pushes-zero-based-budgeting-for-fe/?page=all |title=Dennis Ross pushes zero-based budgeting for federal government |work=[[Washington Times]] |date=March 30, 2015 }}</ref>