What Is Fiscal Policy

question 51

Multiple Choice

What is fiscal policy?

• A)It is the government's approach to its own spending and taxation.
• B)It is the use of interest rate policy by the central bank to stabilize an economy.
• C)It is the total spending by all levels of government.
• D)It is the central bank's approach to interest rate policy.
• E)It is employed by governments only when the economy is experiencing a recessionary gap.

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