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The statement which is not correct is D) increasing the money supply is an important instrument of discretionary fiscal policy.
Increasing the money supply is an important instrument of discretionary monetary policy and not discretionary fiscal policy. Hence this option is not correct.
Built - in- stability is term with respect to goverment policies that automatically tends to stabilize the economy when it moves up or goes into recession. Hence part a is true.
Expansionary fiscal policy leads to increament in GDP, this is why it is used when economy is in recession. Hence part b is also true.
Budget deficit is the excess of government expenditure over government revenue. Hence option c is true.
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UTION # FISCAL POLICY NAME the mix of government spending and taxing in order to balance the Fiscal policy is best defined as: uncontrolled government spending, altering the mix of govern budget every fiscal year. changes in govern macroeconomic goals. vernment spending and taxing for the purpose of achieving certain minimizing government expenditures over the fiscal year. , while reases in government spending and lower taxes represent decreases in government spending and higher taxe contractionary fiscal...
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UTION # FISCAL POLICY NAME the mix of government spending and taxing in order to balance the Fiscal policy is best defined as: uncontrolled government spending, altering the mix of govern budget every fiscal year. changes in govern macroeconomic goals. vernment spending and taxing for the purpose of achieving certain minimizing government expenditures over the fiscal year. , while reases in government spending and lower taxes represent decreases in government spending and higher taxe contractionary fiscal...
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Please just help spent the semester in the hospital and
apparently have to do an assignment..
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