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Fiscal policy. The legislative and executive branches of government control fiscal policy. In the United States, this is the President's administration (mainly the Treasury Secretary) and the Congress that passes laws. Policy-makers use fiscal tools to manipulate demand in the economy.
Fiscal policy is the use of government's revenue and expenditure as instruments to influence the economy. Examples of such tools are expenditure, taxes, debt. For example, if the economy is producing less than potential output, government spending can be used to employ idle resources and boost output.