fiscal policy
Fiscal policy refers to the decisions made by a government regarding its spending, taxation, and borrowing in order to influence economic conditions and achieve certain objectives, such as promoting growth, controlling inflation, or reducing unemployment.
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- aggregate demand
- appropriations process
- austerity measures
- authorization bills
- automatic stabilizers
- budget allocation
- budget deficit
- budget deficits
- budget surplus
- business cycle
- capital gains tax reforms
- countercyclical fiscal policy
- crowding out private investment
- debt ceiling
- debt monetization
- debt-to-gdp ratio
- deficit financing
- deflationary policies
- demand-side economics
- economic cycles and synchronization
- economic expansion
- economic growth and fiscal stability
- economic stability
- economic stabilization
- economic stimulus
- economic values
- fallacy of composition in economics
- fiscal deficit
- fiscal sustainability
- government borrowing
- government expenditures
- government revenue
- government spending
- government transfers
- income redistribution
- inflation targeting
- inflationary pressure
- macroeconomic policy
- macroeconomic stability
- medium-term budget planning
- monetary policy coordination
- multiplier effect
- national debt
- omnibus spending bills
- progressive tax system
- public debt management
- public finance
- public goods provision
- public investment
- sequestration
- tax cuts
- tax evasion
- tax reforms
- taxation policies
- universal basic income
- value stability
- value-added tax (vat)
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- expansionary fiscal policy
- fiscal discipline
- fiscal management
- fiscal policies
- fiscal policy and government borrowing
- fiscal policy coordination
- fiscal policy debates
- fiscal policy spillovers
- fiscal responsibility
- fiscal rules and targets
- fiscal stimulus
- monetary policies
- monetary policy
- taxation and fiscal policy
- taxation policy