What does "fiscal policy" mean?

Government policy that attempts to influence the direction of the economy through changes in government spending or taxes.

Fiscal policy

Common synonyms include: annual, budget framework, budget policy, budget stance, budget year, budgetary.

noun

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Noun

1
Government policy that attempts to influence the direction of the economy through changes in government spending or taxes. countable, uncountable
2
a government policy for dealing with the budget (especially with taxation and borrowing) wordnet