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fiscal drag

fiscal drag noun: the deflationary pressure on the economy that results from the government's net fiscal position (spending minus taxation) failing to cover the net savings desires of the private economy.

Noun

fiscal drag (countable and uncountable, plural fiscal drags)

  1. The deflationary pressure on the economy that results from the government's net fiscal position (spending minus taxation) failing to cover the net savings desires of the private economy.

Forms of fiscal drag

pluralfiscal drags

Questions about fiscal drag

What does fiscal drag mean?
Fiscal drag means the deflationary pressure on the economy that results from the government's net fiscal position (spending minus taxation) failing to cover the net savings desires of the private economy.
What part of speech is fiscal drag?
Fiscal drag is a noun.
What is the plural of fiscal drag?
The plural of fiscal drag is fiscal drags.

Words near fiscal drag in the dictionary

  1. fiscal conservatism
  2. fiscal conservative
  3. fiscal conservatives
  4. fiscal deficit
  5. fiscal deficits
  6. fiscal drag
  7. fiscal drags
  8. fiscal law
  9. fiscal office
  10. fiscal policies
  11. fiscal policy

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