Fiscal policy refers to the government’s tax and spending policies. Looser fiscal policies refer to more expansionary fiscal measures, with tax cuts being a key fiscal measure that may successfully increase economic growth in the Eurozone. Income tax reductions for lower-income earners should successfully boost consumption within the economy. This is because lower earners haveContinue reading “Elevating Eurozone growth”
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Inflation in 2022
Inflation is skyrocketing in most developed countries. In the US, inflation climbed above 8% in January for the first time since the 1980s; in the UK, inflation reached 6% in March 2022 – a first in 30 years. Whilst, the recent spike in prices can be attributed to a combination of supply chain shocks andContinue reading “Inflation in 2022”
Sunak’s economic woes
The British economic outlook for 2022 looks bleak. Living standards are set to fall at the fastest pace since the 1950s as inflation reaches a thirty-year high; absolute poverty looks set to rise for the first time since the Great Recession. All eyes have been on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to relieve the economicContinue reading “Sunak’s economic woes”
The Economic legacy of Thatcher’s government
Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister in 1979 at a time of political and economic turmoil. The inflation rate had reached over 25% just three years prior, unions were striking at every possible opportunity, the country was in a mess. At the same time, economic growth had stagnated with unemployment reaching a 30-year high of 7%Continue reading “The Economic legacy of Thatcher’s government”
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