Charging more and being proud about it does add to your aura, in their eyes. They'll appreciate you more (given that you deliver). About the budget allocation

Charging more and being proud about it does add to your aura, in their eyes. They'll appreciate you more (given that you deliver). About the budget allocation cooking - this behavior is usually observed - perhaps even common - at very large/government organizations. I'm more inclined to work with medium businesses and down to startups, so I've rarely encountered it myself.