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Fiscal vs. Monetary Policy

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What is the difference between fiscal and monetary policy?

Give examples of each.

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Brendah

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Monetary policy refers to the actions of central banks to achieve macroeconomic policy

objectives such as price stability, full employment, and stable economic growth.Examples

include buying or selling government securities through market operations

, changing the

discount rate offered to member banks or altering the reserve requirement of how much money

banks must have on hand that's not already spoken for through loans.

Fiscal policy refers to the tax and spending policies of the federal government

and is determined

by the executive and legislative

branches of the government. Examples include tax cuts and

increased government spending

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Alan

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Fiscal policies refer to the policies related to taxation and government revenue. Fiscal policy is

undertaken by th

e government. For example, if the government increases taxes by 5%, this

would be an example of fiscal policy.

Monetary policy refers to the policies related to money supply and interest rates, which are taken

by the central bank of a country. For example,

if the US Federal Reserve (the central bank of

USA) buys government securities to increase the money supply, this will be an example of

monetary policy.

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Carli

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Monetary policy are the

activities by the central bank that influence the amount of money and

credit

that are in the economy.

Changing reserve requirements for a bank could be a monetary policy.

Fiscal policy is when the government makes decisions about taxation and spending.

An example of a fiscal policy could be a tax cut or increase.

Fiscal vs. Monetary Policy

Q.1 What is the difference between fiscal and monetary policy? Give examples of each.

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Q.2 write reply for this article (Brendah)

Monetary policy refers to the actions of central banks to achieve macroeconomic policy

objectives such as price stability, full employment, and stable economic growth.Examples

include buying or selling government securities through market operations, changing the

discount rate offered to member banks or altering the reserve requirement of how much money

banks must have on hand that's not already spoken for through loans.

Fiscal policy refers to the tax and spending policies of the federal government and is determined

by the executive and legislative branches of the government. Examples include tax cuts and

increased government spending

Q.3 write reply for this article (Alan)

Fiscal policies refer to the policies related to taxation and government revenue. Fiscal policy is

undertaken by the government. For example, if the government increases taxes by 5%, this

would be an example of fiscal policy.

Monetary policy refers to the policies related to money supply and interest rates, which are taken

by the central bank of a country. For example, if the US Federal Reserve (the central bank of

USA) buys government securities to increase the money supply, this will be an example of

monetary policy.

Q.4 write reply for this article (Carli)

Monetary policy are the activities by the central bank that influence the amount of money and

credit that are in the economy.

Changing reserve requirements for a bank could be a monetary policy.

Fiscal policy is when the government makes decisions about taxation and spending.

An example of a fiscal policy could be a tax cut or increase.