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countercyclical fiscal measures

Title English: 
countercyclical fiscal measures
Definition English: 
A counter-cyclical fiscal strategy refers to the efforts of a government to suppress or alleviate economic overheating or recession through fiscal measures or other means. Specifically, in times of an economic contraction, an increase in expenditure and a reduction in revenue is a counter-cyclical fiscal measure by a government.
Title Arabic: 
تدابير مالية معاكسة للدورة الاقتصادية
Domain: 
Economic Development
Subject: 
Economic Statistics
InformationType: 
Term
SourceSymbol: 
E/ESCWA/EDGD/2014/3