Canada Quote by Christine Lagarde

Fiscal discipline can turn the economy around.

— Jeff Fortenberry

Cutting the fiscal deficit is not popular. That is the experience of all governments in all countries. Expenditure cuts hurt certain vested interests, and…

— Manmohan Singh

I do think that all economies need a sense of fiscal discipline especially over the midterm and if you are in the middle of…

— Stephen Harper

Fiscal policy will need to manage trade-offs between supporting demand, protecting social spending, and ensuring that public debt remains on a sustainable path, with…

— Gita Gopinath

There are limits to how much countries can spend.

— Gita Gopinath

The country needs fiscal discipline to build a strong economy and for social justice.

— Smriti Irani

When you have a country that's been accustomed to government spending at a certain level, it is really hard to ratchet it back.

— Mike Lee

“Most economists would concede that, in theory, government has the tools to smooth the business cycle. The problem is that fiscal policy is not…

— Charles Wheelan

The issue is to trying to figure out why we end up spending so much more than other countries.

— Bernie Sanders

Where fiscal space is low, fiscal policy needs to adjust in a growth-friendly manner to ensure public debt is on a sustainable path, while…

— Gita Gopinath

There is not a country on earth that could get its fiscal house in order by shrinking opportunity and depressing growth.

— Martin O'Malley

If the US government spends 40 percent of the nation's income, as it does through either borrowing or taxes, that income is not available…

— Milton Friedman