Fiscal Policy

Fiscal Policy

Fiscal policy is the use of government spending and tax policies to affect the level of economic avtivity. It is a sister strategy to monetary policy. According to Keynesian economics, when the government changes the levels of taxation and government spending, it influences aggregate demand and the level of economic activity.

There are two types of fiscal policy:

  1.  Expansionary fiscal policy
  2.  Contractionary fiscal policy

Expansionary  policy is the most widely used fiscal policy. It is usually undertaken during recession. In this policy, the government either increases its spending , decreases taxes or both. These measures increase the income levels of individuals which results in increased spending. This boosts demand.

Contractionary policy is basically used to wipe out inflation. In this case, taxes are increased and spending is decreased. This helps in decreasing the aggregate demand.

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