deficit spending

• Finanzpolitik, bei der die Staatsausgaben die Einnahmen übersteigen und so ein Haushaltsdefizit entsteht, oft zur Konjunkturbelebung in Rezessionen eingesetzt.

A government fiscal policy where public expenditure exceeds revenue, creating a budget deficit, often used to stimulate economic growth during recessions.

1. Government spending exceeding revenueC1formal

   A fiscal policy where a government spends more money than it receives in revenue, typically by borrowing funds.

   Defizitfinanzierung

   • The government used deficit spending to stimulate the economy during the recession.
   • Critics argue that deficit spending leads to higher national debt.
   • Deficit spending can be a tool for funding infrastructure projects.