diff --git a/include/misc.h b/include/misc.h
index d29738a7..4a2ffb4d 100644
--- a/include/misc.h
+++ b/include/misc.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ extern s_char *numstr(s_char buf[], int n);
 extern s_char *esplur(int n);
 extern s_char *splur(int n);
 extern s_char *iesplur(int n);
+extern char *plurize(char *buf, int max_len, int n);
 extern char *getstarg(char *input, char *prompt, char buf[]);
 extern char *getstring(char *prompt, char buf[]);
 extern char *ugetstring(char *prompt, char buf[]);
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/budg.c b/src/lib/commands/budg.c
index 406bb34f..d4d0bdc9 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/budg.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/budg.c
@@ -181,13 +181,13 @@ budg(void)
 	expenses -= mil;
     }
     if (p_sect[SCT_CAPIT][0]) {
+	sprintf(in, "%s maintenance\t\t", dchr[SCT_CAPIT].d_name);
+	in[0] = toupper(in[0]);
+	pr(in);
 	n = p_sect[SCT_CAPIT][0];
-	sprintf(in, "%d %s%s",
-		n,
-		opt_BIG_CITY ? "cit" : "capital",
-		opt_BIG_CITY ? iesplur(n) : splur(n));
-	pr("%s maintenance\t\t%-32s%8ld\n",
-	   opt_BIG_CITY ? "City" : "Capital", in, p_sect[SCT_CAPIT][1]);
+	sprintf(in, "%d %s", n, dchr[SCT_CAPIT].d_name);
+	plurize(in, sizeof(in), n);
+	pr("%-32s%8ld\n", in, p_sect[SCT_CAPIT][1]);
 	expenses += p_sect[SCT_CAPIT][1];
     }
     pr("Total expenses%s\n", dotsprintf(buf, "%58d", expenses));
diff --git a/src/lib/gen/plur.c b/src/lib/gen/plur.c
index ffc80493..76a6703d 100644
--- a/src/lib/gen/plur.c
+++ b/src/lib/gen/plur.c
@@ -51,3 +51,29 @@ iesplur(int n)
 {
     return n == 1 ? "y" : "ies";
 }
+
+/*
+ * Change suffix of BUF to English plural if N > 1.
+ * Best effort, not 100% accurate English.
+ * Array BUF[MAX_LEN] contains a zero-terminated string.
+ * If there's not enough space for changed suffix, it is truncated.
+ */
+char *
+plurize(char *buf, int max_len, int n)
+{
+    if (!strlen(buf) || n <= 1)
+	return buf;
+
+    switch(buf[strlen(buf) - 1]) {
+    case 'y':
+	buf[strlen(buf) -1] = '\0';
+	strncat(buf, "ies", max_len - 1);
+	break;
+    case 's':
+	strncat(buf, "es", max_len - 1);
+	break;
+    default:
+	strncat(buf, "s", max_len - 1);
+    }
+    return buf;
+}