Government taxing & spending are part of this "policy", from the Latin for "basket" or "treasury"
Differing opinions about 
how changes in taxation would affect the economy ... Treasury Securities ... the 
way they use Fiscal Policy; Fiscal means basket or bag , or pool of money (
Latin,... [DOC] [TLE] FISCAL POLICY     , translation ... [PAR] FISCAL POLICY  Measures employed by governments to stabilize the 
economy, ... FISCAL POLICY  The use of government spending and taxing for 
the specific ... FISCAL POLICY  That part of government policy which is 
concerned with ... adjective Etymology: Latin fiscalis, from fiscus basket, treasury 
Date: 1563 1.