Download Government Finance Brief No. 4 (new series)
Government Finance Brief No. 4 (new series)
Summary
The current debate on Federal fiscal actions to help stem inflationary pressures while paying for the war in South Vietnam revolves around the relative merits of taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. increases or expenditure reductions. This pamphlet, fourth in a new series, furnishes some background for the current debate. It examines fiscal versus monetary policy and the problems of timing any needed actions.
This Brief consists of the major part of a statement made to the Subcommittee on Fiscal Policy of the Joint Congressional Economic Committee on March 16 by C. Lowell Harris, the Foundation’s Economic Consultant and Professor of Economics at Columbia University. The views expressed are Mr. Harriss’ own.
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