A policy that raises taxes or reduces government spending is called:

A. a contractionary monetary policy.
B. a contractionary fiscal policy.
C. an expansionary monetary policy.
D. an expansionary fiscal policy.


Answer: B. a contractionary fiscal policy.

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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