Some Microeconomics of Fiscal Deficit Reductions

Download or read book Some Microeconomics of Fiscal Deficit Reductions written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper considers the merits of reducing or eliminating some specific tax expenditure measures currently in force in the United States with a view to reducing the federal fiscal deficit. The paper starts from the observation that savings decisions in the United States are distorted and that therefore government borrowing to finance current expenditures results in significant welfare losses. It is possible by reducing or eliminating individual tax expenditures to reduce the fiscal deficit while at the same time enhancing economic efficiency. However, tax expenditures are heterogeneous so changes to the range of tax expenditures should be selective.