fiscal stimulus
Government spending injection
Fiscal stimulus is government spending or tax cuts designed to boost economic activity during a downturn.
The idea is that injecting money into the economy—through infrastructure projects, direct payments, or reduced taxes—increases demand and creates jobs.
The pandemic prompted massive fiscal stimulus packages worldwide.
Critics debate its effectiveness and long-term costs.
- tax cutsDecreased government assessments
- government spendingState allocation of funds
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
- budget deficitSpending exceeding revenue
- public debtState's accumulated financial obligations
pump priming · consumer spending · austerity measures · quantitative easing · bailout funds · deficit financing · unemployment benefits · tax rebates · deficit spending · subsidies · job creation · cash for clunkers · GDP growth · interest rates · central banks · tax reform · inflation control · monetary policy
- economicssupply and demand, inflation, GDP, GNP, gross domestic product
- economic policymonetary policy, tax policy, tariff, tax cuts, subsidy
- economic stimuluseconomic relief, economic recovery, bailout, bailouts, relief funds
- emergency measuresbailouts, emergency funds, emergency powers, relief bills, crisis management
- fiscal policybudget deficit, deficit spending, national budget, budget surplus, budget deficits
- public financepublic debt, budget deficit, tax revenue, budgets, expenditure
fiscal stimulusausterity
Enforced economic stringency
fiscal austerity · budget cuts · spending cuts · fiscal restraint · deficit reduction