Fiscal policy objectives vary. In the short term, governments may focus on macroeconomic stabilization—for example, spending more or cutting taxes to stimulate an ailing economy or slashing spending ...

Fiscal policy is tied to government action on spending ... that could generate more revenue or cut spending levels. For example, Trump’s proposals for increased tariffs on foreign trade would ...

The fate of President Donald Trump’s ambitious economic policy plans will be determined by the people he appoints to critical ...