fiscal restraint
Budgetary belt-tightening
Fiscal restraint is the practice of limiting government spending or avoiding budget deficits.
Politicians and economists invoke it when arguing for reduced expenditures or against new programs: The governor promised fiscal restraint during his campaign.
The phrase often carries ideological weight, associated with conservative economic philosophy, though its practical meaning—spending less than you might—is politically neutral.
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- budgetPlan for spending
- budget cutsPlanned spending reductions
- spending cutsReducing governmental expenditures
- tight budgetSeverely limited funds
cuts · deficit · spending · balanced budget · discipline · tightening · tighten the purse strings · frugal · prudent · belt-tightening · thrift · savings · rainy day fund · balanced · cutbacks · conservative · lean · cost cutting
- economic policymonetary policy, tax policy, tariff, tax cuts, subsidy
- fiscal crisesdebt crisis, budget crisis, budget deficit, debt ceiling, government shutdown
- fiscal policybudget deficit, deficit spending, national budget, budget surplus, budget deficits
- Government Reformbudget reform, government reform, policy reform, regulatory reform, restructuring
- fiscal oversightbudget oversight, spending limits, financial oversight, budget constraints, spending caps
- saving moneybudget, savings, discount, sale, coupon
fiscal restraintfiscal stimulus
Government spending to boost economy
stimulus spending · deficit spending · pump priming · economic stimulus · quantitative easing
fiscal restraintoverspending
Exceeding one's budget
living beyond one's means · profligacy · extravagance · squandering · wastefulness
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