Budget Policies and Economic Stability in Turkey : A Periodic Evaluation

Year 2019, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 188 - 209, 18.10.2019

Semih Serkant Aktuğ , Mehmet Dağ , Ali Sabri Taher Taher

Abstract

Economic stability is important for the
efficiency of an economy. Budget policy is an essential component of
government’s regulation, especially for dealing with the public budget deficit.
Hence, the primary mechanisms of budget policy are the handling of revenue and
expenditure of the country by manipulating its revenues. The aim of this study
was to examine the development of budget policies and the economic stability
for Turkey in the 2000-2015 period. According to findings of the study, budget policies
act to ensure economic stability in Turkey at an important degee. 

Keywords

Budget Policy, Economic Stability, Turkey

Türkiye'de Bütçe Politikaları ve Ekonomik İstikrar: Dönemsel Bir Değerlendirme

Abstract

Bir ekonominin etkinliği için
ekonomik istikrar önemlidir. Bütçe politikası, özellikle kamu bütçe açığıyla
başa çıkmak için hükümetlerin temel bir politika aracıdır. Bütçe politikasının temel hedefleri ülkenin
gelir ve giderlerini ekonomi politikaları doğrultusunda yönlendirmektir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, 2000-2015 döneminde
Türkiye için bütçe politikalarının gelişimini ve ekonomik istikrarı incelemektir. Çalışmanın bulgularına göre, Türkiye'de bütçe politikaları ekonomik
istikrarın sağlanmasına önemli ölçüde katkı sağlamaktadır. 

Keywords

Bütçe Politikası, Ekonomik İstikrar, Türkiye

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