Now that Sri Lanka's central bank has made a pro-cyclical rate cut as private credit is recovering reminiscent of its actions in 2015, 2018 and second half of 2019, the time has come for the ...

China will strengthen fiscal policy adjustment and optimize policy mix to walk the fine line between supporting growth and defusing systemic risks, and will step up fiscal expansion appropriately in ...

This was evidence of a certain fiscal discipline being brought in slowly but surely, and beneath the surface of politics where the headlines played out. The graph was not measuring the quantum of ...

ECONOMYNEXT – New active credit cards in Sri Lanka increased by 16,812 in April this year, the central bank data showed, amid ...

The $55.1 billion state budget, signed by Gov. JB Pritzker and set to take effect July 1, is the largest in Illinois history, ...

Fiscal policy affects macroeconomic stability, growth, and income distribution. Citizens expect their governments to ensure value-for-money for public spending, a fair and efficient tax system, and ...

Updated 3/28/2025: The President signed a continuing resolution (H.R. 1968) on March 15, 2025, that runs through September 30, 2025. Our analysis of this spending bill can be found here.. The next few ...

The term fiscal stance, which refers to the degree of fiscal support provided to the economy, is widely used, yet there is no generally accepted definition. International institutions tend to consider ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s tax proposals stand to have a big impact on fiscal policy in 2025. They could potentially affect everything from tipped income to business expensing while also ...

Fiscal policy is the use of government spending and taxation to influence the economy. ... In addition, although discretionary measures can be tailored to stabilization needs, automatic stabilizers ...

The rankings are in for which U.S. governors have the best – and worst – records when it comes to fiscal responsibility. The Cato Institute released its biennial Fiscal Policy Report Card&nbsp… ...

Budgeting – the way governments tax and spend – falls within the domain of fiscal policy. In contrast, the management of credit and interest rates falls into the domain of monetary policy.