diff --git a/app/controllers/budgets/budgets_controller.rb b/app/controllers/budgets/budgets_controller.rb
index c42bf999d..e673bf8ba 100644
--- a/app/controllers/budgets/budgets_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/budgets/budgets_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module Budgets
   class BudgetsController < ApplicationController
-    skip_authorization_check
+    load_and_authorize_resource
 
     def index
     end
diff --git a/app/models/abilities/everyone.rb b/app/models/abilities/everyone.rb
index 21e142c05..b2d60e97b 100644
--- a/app/models/abilities/everyone.rb
+++ b/app/models/abilities/everyone.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module Abilities
       can :read, Legislation
       can :read, User
       can [:search, :read], Annotation
+      can [:read], Budget
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/abilities/everyone_spec.rb b/spec/models/abilities/everyone_spec.rb
index 3f1e57278..d49c535d5 100644
--- a/spec/models/abilities/everyone_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/abilities/everyone_spec.rb
@@ -26,4 +26,6 @@ describe "Abilities::Everyone" do
 
   it { should be_able_to(:index, SpendingProposal) }
   it { should_not be_able_to(:create, SpendingProposal) }
+
+  it { should be_able_to(:index, Budget) }
 end