diff --git a/app/models/budget.rb b/app/models/budget.rb
index 3f9822964..ae5bdf71e 100644
--- a/app/models/budget.rb
+++ b/app/models/budget.rb
@@ -61,5 +61,9 @@ class Budget < ActiveRecord::Base
   def formatted_heading_price(heading)
     formatted_amount(heading_price(heading))
   end
+
+  def formatted_heading_amount_spent(heading)
+    formatted_amount(amount_spent(heading))
+  end
 end
 
diff --git a/app/models/budget/ballot.rb b/app/models/budget/ballot.rb
index fa7317dc8..79aa56ce7 100644
--- a/app/models/budget/ballot.rb
+++ b/app/models/budget/ballot.rb
@@ -16,12 +16,20 @@ class Budget
       investments.sum(:price).to_i
     end
 
-    def amount_spent(heading_id)
-      investments.by_heading(heading_id).sum(:price).to_i
+    def amount_spent(heading)
+      investments.by_heading(heading.id).sum(:price).to_i
+    end
+
+    def formatted_amount_spent(heading)
+      budget.formatted_amount(amount_spent(heading))
     end
 
     def amount_available(heading)
-      budget.heading_price(heading) - amount_spent(heading.id)
+      budget.heading_price(heading) - amount_spent(heading)
+    end
+
+    def formatted_amount_available(heading)
+      budget.formatted_amount(amount_available(heading))
     end
 
     def has_lines_in_group?(group)
diff --git a/app/views/budgets/ballot/_ballot.html.erb b/app/views/budgets/ballot/_ballot.html.erb
index 99fdcd5cd..7ed6851ae 100644
--- a/app/views/budgets/ballot/_ballot.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/budgets/ballot/_ballot.html.erb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
           <h4 class="amount-spent text-right">
             <%= t("budgets.ballots.show.amount_spent") %>
             <span>
-              <%= @budget.formatted_amount(@ballot.amount_spent(@ballot.heading_for_group(group).id))) %>
+              <%= @ballot.formatted_amount_spent(@ballot.heading_for_group(group)) %>
             </span>
           </h4>
         <% else %>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
         <h4>
           <%= t("budgets.ballots.show.remaining",
-              amount_city: @budget.formatted_amount(@ballot.amount_available(@ballot.heading_for_group(group))))).html_safe %>
+              amount_city: @ballot.formatted_amount_available(@ballot.heading_for_group(group)).html_safe %>
         </h4>
       </div>
     <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/budgets/ballot/_progress_bar.html.erb b/app/views/budgets/ballot/_progress_bar.html.erb
index 7c3190ba6..45c338b88 100644
--- a/app/views/budgets/ballot/_progress_bar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/budgets/ballot/_progress_bar.html.erb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <div class="progress-meter"
        style="width:
        <%= progress_bar_width(@budget.heading_price(@heading),
-                              @ballot.amount_spent(@heading.id)) %>">
+                              @ballot.amount_spent(@heading)) %>">
   </div>
 </div>
 
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
   <span class="progress-meter spent-amount-meter"
         style="width:
         <%= progress_bar_width(@budget.heading_price(@heading),
-                               @ballot.amount_spent(@heading.id)) %>">
+                               @ballot.amount_spent(@heading)) %>">
     <p id="amount-spent" class="progress-meter-text spent-amount-text">
-      <%= @budget.format_amount(@ballot.amount_spent(@heading.id)) %>
+      <%= @ballot.formatted_amount_spent(@heading) %>
       <span id="amount-available" class="amount-available">
         <%= t("budget.progress_bar.available") %>
-        <span><%= @budget.format_amount(@ballot.amount_available(@heading)) %></span>
+        <span><%= @ballot.formatted_amount_available(@heading) %></span>
       </span>
     </p>
   </span>
diff --git a/app/views/budgets/investments/_sidebar.html.erb b/app/views/budgets/investments/_sidebar.html.erb
index baeb72bd6..5dc6c1aad 100644
--- a/app/views/budgets/investments/_sidebar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/budgets/investments/_sidebar.html.erb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <em>
       <%= t("budget.investments.index.sidebar.voted_html",
           count: @ballot.investments.by_heading(@heading.id).count,
-          amount_spent: @budget.format_amount(@ballot.amount_spent(@heading))) %>
+          amount_spent: @ballot.formatted_amount_spent(@heading)) %>
     </em>
   </p>
 <% else %>