Question

Fill in the blanks using the appropriate options.
The argument that the need for a looser fiscal policy to ________________ demand outweighs the need to _____________ budget deficits is persuasive.

Options

• assess, minimize

• stimulate, control

• outstrip, eliminate

• restrain, conceal

Answer 1

stimulate, control
Some knowledge of economics helps here. By looser fiscal policy implies higher government spending – which obviously would lead to a higher deficit. Govt. spending is supposed to boost the economy.