deficit spending
noun[U]
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asituationin which a government'sspendingisgreaterthan themoneyitreceivesintaxes, etc.:
GrowingforeigndebtanddeficitspendinghavebroughtSouthAmerica's second-largesteconomyto astandstill.
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Fiscal conservatives advocate the avoidance ofdeficitspending, the reduction of overall government spending and national debt, and ensuring balanced budgets.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thedeficitspendingproved to be most profound.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Tax cuts anddeficitspending, he argues, makes the cost of government appear to be cheaper than it otherwise would be.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Finally, another example of fiscal illusion may be seen indeficitspending.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Instead of public austerity, a growth compact centring on tax increases anddeficitspendingis proposed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Deficitspending, laws and court actions are not scandals.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thedeficitspendingwent into the purchase of munitions for the armed forces.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Deficitspendingand deterioration of the buildings began setting in during the 2000s.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Governmentdeficitspendingis a central point of controversy in economics, as discussed below.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Deficitspendingcan distort the true total effective taxation.
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