Taxes and Government Expenditures That, Without Need for Additional Government

question 86

Multiple Choice

Taxes and government expenditures that, without need for additional government action, change in response to changes in the level of economic activity are examples of

• A) cyclically balanced budgets.
• B) built-in monetary stabilizers.
• C) discretionary fiscal variables.
• D) automatic fiscal policy.

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Definitions:

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