Social Science · Monetary and Fiscal Policies
If CPI inflation runs high primarily due to excessive liquidity and high credit growth, which combination of Monetary and Fiscal Policy is most effective to control this Demand-Pull Inflationary pressure, and what is its intermediate target?
- 1Monetary Policy: Introduce Open Market Operations (OMO) sales; Fiscal Policy: Reduce personal income tax; Intermediate Target: Increase supply.
- 2Monetary Policy: Increase Repo Rate; Fiscal Policy: Reduce government expenditure and increase taxes; Intermediate Target: Reduce Aggregate Demand.✓
- 3Monetary Policy: Reduce Repo Rate; Fiscal Policy: Reduce corporate taxes; Intermediate Target: Increase investment.
- 4Monetary Policy: Reduce Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR); Fiscal Policy: Increase capital expenditure; Intermediate Target: Increase money supply.
Correct answer
Monetary Policy: Increase Repo Rate; Fiscal Policy: Reduce government expenditure and increase taxes; Intermediate Target: Reduce Aggregate Demand.
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