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# Fiscal Policy

China's trade surplus has surpassed $X trillion, raising concerns in Western capitals about economic imbalances and the impact of tariffs. Meanwhile, various countries are grappling with significant fiscal deficits and considering spending cuts to manage national debt.

### About Fiscal Policy
Fiscal policy refers to the use of government spending and taxation to influence the economy.  

### Insights
- Fiscal Policy sentiment is up XXXXX% from the previous year.
- Fiscal Policy engagements is up XXXXX% from the previous week.

### Engagements: XXXXXXXXXX (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:government-spending/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/government-spending/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: XXXXXXXXXX  
Daily Average: XXXXXXXXXX  
X Week: XXXXXXXXXXX +79%  
X Month: XXXXXXXXXXX +18%  
X Months: XXXXXXXXXXXXX -XX%  
X Year: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX +102%  
1-Year High: XXXXXXXXXXX on 2025-01-19  
1-Year Low: XXXXXXXXX on 2025-09-14  

Engagements by network (24h):
News: XXXXXX
Reddit: XXXXXX
TikTok: XXXXXXXXX
X: XXXXXXXXX
YouTube: XXXXXXXXX

  
  
### Mentions: XXXXX (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:government-spending/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/government-spending/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: XXXXX  
Daily Average: XXXXXX  
X Week: XXXXXX -XX%  
X Month: XXXXXXX -XXXX%  
X Months: XXXXXXX +22%  
X Year: XXXXXXXXX +17%  
1-Year High: XXXXXX on 2024-12-20  
1-Year Low: XXXXX on 2025-01-27  

Mentions by network (24h):
News: XXX
Reddit: XXXXX
TikTok: XXXXXX
X: XXXXXX
YouTube: XXXXXX

  
  
### Creators: XXXXX (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:government-spending/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/government-spending/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
XXXXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning Fiscal Policy in the last XX hours which is up X% from XXXXX in the previous XX hours
Daily Average: XXXXX  
X Week: XXXXXX -XX%  
X Month: XXXXXX -XXXX%  
X Months: XXXXXXX +7.20%  
X Year: XXXXXXX +5%  
1-Year High: XXXXXX on 2024-12-20  
1-Year Low: XXXXX on 2025-01-27  

The most influential creators that mention Fiscal Policy in the last XX hours

| Creator                                                | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@businesssanchaar](/creator/youtube/businesssanchaar) | X    | XXXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@coralie_vdb](/creator/tiktok/coralie_vdb)            | X    | XXXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@seriea](/creator/youtube/seriea)                     | X    | XXXXXXXXXX | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@Firstpost](/creator/youtube/Firstpost)               | X    | XXXXXXXXX  | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@spectatorindex](/creator/twitter/spectatorindex)     | X    | XXXXXXXXX  | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@jasonjaysmart](/creator/youtube/jasonjaysmart)       | X    | XXXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@CNN](/creator/youtube/CNN)                           | X    | XXXXXXXXXX | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@brownsigmamale](/creator/tiktok/brownsigmamale)      | X    | XXXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@eveolivia_](/creator/tiktok/eveolivia_)              | X    | XXXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@WallStreetMav](/creator/twitter/WallStreetMav)       | XX   | XXXXXXXXX  | X     | XXXXXX      |

[View More](/list/creators/government-spending/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:government-spending/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/government-spending/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: XX%  
Daily Average: XX%  
X Week: XX% +9%  
X Month: XX% +22%  
X Months: XX% +22%  
X Year: XX% +26%  
1-Year High: XX% on 2025-01-19  
1-Year Low: XX% on 2025-02-17  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Economic Outlook and Growth: (10%) Discussions around positive economic outlooks, domestic demand driving growth, and government spending supporting the economy.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Fiscal Deficits and National Debt: (35%) Significant fiscal deficits reported by countries and concerns about the national debt being out of control.
- Spending Cuts and Budget Adjustments: (25%) Proposals for spending cuts and budget adjustments by various countries to address deficits.
- Tariffs and Trade Imbalances: (15%) The impact of tariffs on trade, particularly concerning trade deficits with countries like China.
  

### Top Fiscal Policy News
Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours  

*Showing a maximum of X news posts for non-authenticated requests. Use your API key in requests for full results.*  

"Utah Athletics took on budget deficit before joining Big XX per report"  
[News Link](https://www.si.com/college/utah/football/utah-athletics-took-on-budget-deficit-before-joining-big-12-per-report) [@FN_AllUtes](/creator/x/FN_AllUtes) 2025-12-10T15:04Z 3036 followers, XX engagements


"Chinas trade surplus tops $X trillion for first time despite Trump tariffs as American consumer sentiment tanks CNN Business"  
[News Link](https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/business/video/ebof-trump-economy-gene-seroka-china-trade-surplus) [@CNN](/creator/x/CNN) 2025-12-10T14:58Z 228.6M followers, X engagements


"Dropouts rise classrooms shrink but Gujarat schools still have surplus teachers"  
[News Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Dec/10/dropouts-rise-classrooms-shrink-but-gujarat-schools-still-have-surplus-teachers) [@Kshatriyadilip](/creator/x/Kshatriyadilip) 2025-12-10T14:48Z 1444 followers, XXX engagements


"STL County Council OKs partial budget slams Executive Pages delusional plan - St. Louis Business Journal"  
[News Link](https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2025/12/10/st-louis-county-council-oks-partial-budget.html) [@bizjournals](/creator/x/bizjournals) 2025-12-10T13:45Z 228.6M followers, XXX engagements



### Top Fiscal Policy Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

*Showing only X posts for non-authenticated requests. Use your API key in requests for full results.*

"Got this Mac Pro for 30$ at a computer surplus store. XX with a quad core Xeon gt120 and 24gb of ram for some reason"  
[Reddit Link](https://redd.it/tumjid) [@That0neMan_](/creator/reddit/That0neMan_) 2025-12-10T08:49Z X followers, 3242 engagements


"The calendar (bookmark this 📌): Q4 2025 Q1 2026 French deficit XXXX % spreads vs Germany XXX bps. ECB quietly restarts secret bond buying. Spring 2026 French snap elections total parliamentary chaos. French 10-yr yields test XX %. Summer 2026 Trump tariffs hit full force (1.5 % GDP loss). Germany deep in recession. AfD largest party in eastern states. Autumn 2026 ECB balance sheet XX tn. Germany threatens Eurosystem exit or parallel accounting. Northern revolt goes public. 2027 (2028 absolute latest) One weekend: TARGET2 explodes southern bank runs ECB imposes capital controls. Euro"  
[X Link](https://x.com/EuroDale/status/1998675182299349467) [@EuroDale](/creator/x/EuroDale) 2025-12-10T08:44Z 23.4K followers, 21.7K engagements


"Not losing weight despite calorie deficit Slice of Life Concluded"  
[Reddit Link](https://redd.it/1pixkgl) [@Schattenspringer](/creator/reddit/Schattenspringer) 2025-12-10T08:37Z X followers, 1990 engagements


"1/4 The IMF formally recognizes that it is a depreciating RMB not rising manufacturing efficiency that drives China's growing trade surplus"  
[X Link](https://x.com/michaelxpettis/status/1998671486735765820) [@michaelxpettis](/creator/x/michaelxpettis) 2025-12-10T08:29Z 182.3K followers, 20.1K engagements