Fiscal and Monetary policy

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what is fiscal policy

government policy that attempts to influence the direction of the economy through changes in government spending or tax

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what is monetary policy

the use of money supply and/or the interest rate to influence the level of economic activity, inflation, the balance of payments and exchange rates.

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features of interest rates

  • the cost of borrowing money and return for lending

  • measure the opportunity cost of spending rather than saving and receiving interest

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features of monetary policy

  • controlling the money supply and rate of interest in order to influence the level of spending and demand in the economy

  • decisions are made by the monetary policy committee of the bank of England