No. Spending and qualifying knowledge are different facts.
Describe what the employee actually knows
A budget may support the assignment without proving the standard. For a new office, actual pay and operating resources also need their own evidence.
Beyond the government charges published in Form G-1055 and any premium processing, budget for the possibility of a detailed request for evidence. Budget evidence preparation separately from official charges and do not buy a purported guarantee based on a polished document. Training logs, technical records, translations, filing charges, travel, professional review, and client-site documentation serve different purposes. Professional fees for preparing the specialized-knowledge evidence are usually the largest single item because that evidence takes time to assemble. The larger costs are internal: staff time spent assembling evidence and professional fees for developing the specialized-knowledge record. A costly course or project budget is not a substitute for the statutory standard or the foreign employment requirement. Ask specifically what the assessment covers: whether it includes reviewing the qualifying year abroad, the specialized knowledge claim and the new-operation requirements, or only the last of those.