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XV NISM Series XV
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The policy stance usually undertaken during recessions or a slow-moving economy, when government spending exceeds its income, is known as contractionary fiscal policy. State True or False.

Practice question from NISM XV Mock Test 7 — bank. The correct answer is highlighted below with a full explanation.

Options

  1. A

    True

  2. False

    Correct answer

Why this is the answer

When government spending exceeds income, the correct policy is expansionary fiscal policy, aimed at stimulating growth during recessions. Contractionary fiscal policy, by contrast, occurs when spending is lower than income to reduce excess demand.

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