Discretionary fiScal Policy Is So Named Because It

question 218

Multiple Choice

Discretionary fiscal policy is so named because it

• A) is undertaken at the option of the nation's central bank.
• B) occurs automatically as the nation's level of GDP changes.
• C) involves specific changes in taxes and government spending undertaken expressly for stabilization at the option of Congress.
• D) is invoked secretly by the Council of Economic Advisers.

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