ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

FISCAL POLICY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How are monetary and fiscal policy different?
A
Monetary is controlled by the FED
B
Fiscal Policy is controlled by the Government
C
Fiscal policy has very real ramification for the average American in terms of their ability to save and spend.
D
All of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Monetary policy refers to central bank activities that are directed toward influencing the quantity of money and credit in an economy. By contrast, fiscal policy refers to the government’s decisions about taxation and spending. Both monetary and fiscal policies are used to regulate economic activity over time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Monetary policies are formed and managed by the central banks of a country and such a policy is concerned with the management of money supply and interest rates in an economy. Fiscal policy is related to the way a government is managing the aspects of spending and taxation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fiscal policy is a means to use government spending and taxation to influence the economic situation. It is different from the monetary policy that is under the control of the central bank in that country. Together these two policies can help a country to achieve its economic goals.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is the difference between fiscal and monetary policy? Fiscal policy is when the government changes taxes on government expenditures to influence the level of economic activity. Monetary policy is when the Federal reserve bank attempts to influence the money supply in order to stabilize the economy.

Detailed explanation-5: -The 6 tools of monetary policy are reverse Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate, Open Market Operations, Bank Rate policy (discount rate), cash reserve ratio (CRR), Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR).

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