diff --git a/.github/workflows/ms.consumption.budgets.yml b/.github/workflows/ms.consumption.budgets.yml
index c892c5b374..046afb8bce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ms.consumption.budgets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ms.consumption.budgets.yml
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Using test file [${{ matrix.moduleTestFilePaths }}]'
         uses: ./.github/actions/templates/validateModuleDeployment
         with:
-          templateFilePath: '${{ env.modulePath }}/deploy.bicep'
-          parameterFilePath: '${{ env.modulePath }}/${{ matrix.moduleTestFilePaths }}'
+          templateFilePath: '${{ env.modulePath }}/${{ matrix.moduleTestFilePaths }}'
           location: '${{ env.location }}'
           resourceGroupName: '${{ env.resourceGroupName }}'
           subscriptionId: '${{ secrets.ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}'
diff --git a/modules/Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/.test/common/deploy.test.bicep b/modules/Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/.test/common/deploy.test.bicep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55e568ee90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/.test/common/deploy.test.bicep
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+targetScope = 'subscription'
+
+// ========== //
+// Parameters //
+// ========== //
+@description('Optional. A short identifier for the kind of deployment. Should be kept short to not run into resource-name length-constraints.')
+param serviceShort string = 'cbcom'
+
+// ============== //
+// Test Execution //
+// ============== //
+
+module testDeployment '../../deploy.bicep' = {
+  name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name)}-test-${serviceShort}'
+  params: {
+    name: '<<namePrefix>>${serviceShort}001'
+    amount: 500
+    contactEmails: [
+      'dummy@contoso.com'
+    ]
+    thresholds: [
+      50
+      75
+      90
+      100
+      110
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/.test/min/deploy.test.bicep b/modules/Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/.test/min/deploy.test.bicep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2941cb87a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/.test/min/deploy.test.bicep
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+targetScope = 'subscription'
+
+// ========== //
+// Parameters //
+// ========== //
+@description('Optional. A short identifier for the kind of deployment. Should be kept short to not run into resource-name length-constraints.')
+param serviceShort string = 'cbmin'
+
+// ============== //
+// Test Execution //
+// ============== //
+
+module testDeployment '../../deploy.bicep' = {
+  name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name)}-test-${serviceShort}'
+  params: {
+    name: '<<namePrefix>>${serviceShort}001'
+    amount: 500
+    contactEmails: [
+      'dummy@contoso.com'
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/.test/parameters.json b/modules/Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/.test/parameters.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0534e322a0..0000000000
--- a/modules/Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/.test/parameters.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentParameters.json#",
-    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
-    "parameters": {
-        "name": {
-            "value": "Monthly-Cost-Budget"
-        },
-        "amount": {
-            "value": 500
-        },
-        "thresholds": {
-            "value": [
-                50,
-                75,
-                90,
-                100,
-                110
-            ]
-        },
-        "contactEmails": {
-            "value": [
-                "dummy@contoso.com"
-            ]
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/modules/Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/deploy.bicep b/modules/Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/deploy.bicep
index 439d6e4808..f1c93babd9 100644
--- a/modules/Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/deploy.bicep
+++ b/modules/Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/deploy.bicep
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ param thresholds array = [
   110
 ]
 
-@description('Optional. The list of email addresses to send the budget notification to when the thresholds are exceeded.')
+@description('Conditional. The list of email addresses to send the budget notification to when the thresholds are exceeded. Required if neither `contactRoles` nor `actionGroups` was provided.')
 param contactEmails array = []
 
-@description('Optional. The list of contact roles to send the budget notification to when the thresholds are exceeded.')
+@description('Conditional. The list of contact roles to send the budget notification to when the thresholds are exceeded. Required if neither `contactEmails` nor `actionGroups` was provided.')
 param contactRoles array = []
 
-@description('Optional. List of action group resource IDs that will receive the alert.')
+@description('Conditional. List of action group resource IDs that will receive the alert. Required if neither `contactEmails` nor `contactEmails` was provided.')
 param actionGroups array = []
 
 @description('Optional. Enable telemetry via the Customer Usage Attribution ID (GUID).')
diff --git a/modules/Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/readme.md b/modules/Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/readme.md
index 0ca622a464..b6c07b6f88 100644
--- a/modules/Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/readme.md
+++ b/modules/Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/readme.md
@@ -24,13 +24,17 @@ This module deploys budgets for subscriptions.
 | `amount` | int | The total amount of cost or usage to track with the budget. |
 | `name` | string | The name of the budget. |
 
+**Conditional parameters**
+| Parameter Name | Type | Description |
+| :-- | :-- | :-- |
+| `actionGroups` | array | List of action group resource IDs that will receive the alert. Required if neither `contactEmails` nor `contactEmails` was provided. |
+| `contactEmails` | array | The list of email addresses to send the budget notification to when the thresholds are exceeded. Required if neither `contactRoles` nor `actionGroups` was provided. |
+| `contactRoles` | array | The list of contact roles to send the budget notification to when the thresholds are exceeded. Required if neither `contactEmails` nor `actionGroups` was provided. |
+
 **Optional parameters**
 | Parameter Name | Type | Default Value | Allowed Values | Description |
 | :-- | :-- | :-- | :-- | :-- |
-| `actionGroups` | array | `[]` |  | List of action group resource IDs that will receive the alert. |
 | `category` | string | `'Cost'` | `[Cost, Usage]` | The category of the budget, whether the budget tracks cost or usage. |
-| `contactEmails` | array | `[]` |  | The list of email addresses to send the budget notification to when the thresholds are exceeded. |
-| `contactRoles` | array | `[]` |  | The list of contact roles to send the budget notification to when the thresholds are exceeded. |
 | `enableDefaultTelemetry` | bool | `True` |  | Enable telemetry via the Customer Usage Attribution ID (GUID). |
 | `endDate` | string | `''` |  | The end date for the budget. If not provided, it will default to 10 years from the start date. |
 | `location` | string | `[deployment().location]` |  | Location deployment metadata. |
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ The following module usage examples are retrieved from the content of the files
    >**Note**: The name of each example is based on the name of the file from which it is taken.
    >**Note**: Each example lists all the required parameters first, followed by the rest - each in alphabetical order.
 
-<h3>Example 1: Parameters</h3>
+<h3>Example 1: Common</h3>
 
 <details>
 
@@ -65,11 +69,11 @@ The following module usage examples are retrieved from the content of the files
 
 ```bicep
 module budgets './Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/deploy.bicep' = {
-  name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name)}-Budgets'
+  name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name)}-test-cbcom'
   params: {
     // Required parameters
     amount: 500
-    name: 'Monthly-Cost-Budget'
+    name: '<<namePrefix>>cbcom001'
     // Non-required parameters
     contactEmails: [
       'dummy@contoso.com'
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ module budgets './Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/deploy.bicep' = {
       "value": 500
     },
     "name": {
-      "value": "Monthly-Cost-Budget"
+      "value": "<<namePrefix>>cbcom001"
     },
     // Non-required parameters
     "contactEmails": {
@@ -125,3 +129,56 @@ module budgets './Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/deploy.bicep' = {
 
 </details>
 <p>
+
+<h3>Example 2: Min</h3>
+
+<details>
+
+<summary>via Bicep module</summary>
+
+```bicep
+module budgets './Microsoft.Consumption/budgets/deploy.bicep' = {
+  name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name)}-test-cbmin'
+  params: {
+    // Required parameters
+    amount: 500
+    name: '<<namePrefix>>cbmin001'
+    // Non-required parameters
+    contactEmails: [
+      'dummy@contoso.com'
+    ]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+</details>
+<p>
+
+<details>
+
+<summary>via JSON Parameter file</summary>
+
+```json
+{
+  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentParameters.json#",
+  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
+  "parameters": {
+    // Required parameters
+    "amount": {
+      "value": 500
+    },
+    "name": {
+      "value": "<<namePrefix>>cbmin001"
+    },
+    // Non-required parameters
+    "contactEmails": {
+      "value": [
+        "dummy@contoso.com"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+</details>
+<p>