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Fiscal

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Fiscal usually refers to government finance. In this context, it may refer to:

Economics

  • Fiscal policy, use of government expenditure to influence economic development
  • Fiscal policy debate
  • Fiscal adjustment, a reduction in the government primary budget deficit
  • Fiscal agent, a proxy that manages fiscal matters on behalf of another party
  • Fiscal illusion, a public choice theory of government expenditure
  • Fiscal space, the flexibility of a government in its spending choices
  • Fiscal sponsorship, when non-profit organizations offer their legal and tax-exempt status to groups
  • Fiscal sustainability, the ability of a government to sustain its current spending
  • Fiscal transparency, publication of information on how governments manage public resources
  • Fiscal year, reporting periods for firms and other agencies

Places

  • Fiscal Parish, in Portugal
  • Fiscal, Spain municipality in Huesca, Spain

Other

  • Fiscal Studies, a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal
  • Fiscal cancel, a cancellation on a stamp
  • Fiscal fine, a form of deferred prosecution agreement in Scotland
  • Fiscal of Colombo, a predecessor to the Inspector General of Police
  • Deputy Fiscal, an officer of a District Court, Small Claims Court or Magistrates’ Court in Sri Lanka
  • Procurator fiscal, a public prosecutor in Scotland
  • Fiscal flycatcher, a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family
  • Fiscal (bird), some African species of the shrike genus Lanius
  • Fiscal metering in oil & gas, to mean custody transfer

See also

  • Fiscal Responsibility Act (disambiguation)
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