Fiscal Policy
Over two-thirds of respondents felt current policy is too stimulative, down from 76% in March, while only 8% believe it is too tight. An even greater percentage (75%) of respondents believe fiscal policy should become more restrictive, but only 17% believe fiscal policy will tighten, while 35% believe it will become even looser.
| Current fiscal policy is: | Fiscal policy should be in two years: | Fiscal policy is expected to be in two years: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2006 | Aug 2006 | Mar 2006 | Aug 2006 | Mar 2006 | Aug 2006 | ||
| Too Stimulative | 76 | 68 | Tighter | 82 | 75 | 16 | 17 |
| About right | 12 | 20 | Same | 9 | 13 | 47 | 47 |
| Too tight | 6 | 8 | Looser | 7 | 10 | 35 | 35 |
Fiscal Policy in Two Years
- Highlights
- Short-term risks
- Long-term Challenges
- Strengths in the US Economy
- Monetary Policy
- Fiscal Policy
- Energy
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