budgetary policy

Government money planning

Budgetary policy is a government's plan for taxation and spending, used to influence economic conditions.

It determines how much revenue to collect, where to allocate funds, and whether to run deficits or surpluses.

The administration's budgetary policy prioritized infrastructure spending.

Also called fiscal policy.

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deficit reduction · debt ceiling · debt servicing · employment rates · income redistribution · fiscal cliff · austerity measures · belt tightening · government shutdown · GDP growth · stimulus package · capital investment · prioritization · credit ratings · reserve funds · rainy day fund · structural reforms · tariffs

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economic policy instrument type

budgetary policymonetary policy

Central bank economic controls

interest rate policy · quantitative easing · credit policy

policy approach to resources

budgetary policylaissez-faire

Noninterference in commerce

non-interventionism · deregulation · privatization · spontaneous order

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