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This paper focuses on the issue of the electoral & ideological cycles in state government budget for the 11 Western German Lander. We verify this hypothesis over the period 1974-1994 for the following budgetary variables: total expenditures, surplus/deficit, administration, health care, education, roads, & social security benefits. While overall our results seem to show that generally the party variable does not play a systematic role in spending decisions, they provide some support to the opportunistic cycle theory showing that the only relevant phenomenon is the effect of the upcoming election on government spending inclinations. 5 Tables, 1 Appendix, 22 References. Adapted from the source document.