Free trade: Free trade, a policy by which a government does not discriminate against imports or interfere with exports by applying tariffs (to imports) or subsidies (to exports). a
Deficit Reduction Act 2005 Law and Legal Definition. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 is a United States Act of Congress concerning the budget. It addresses deficit reductions ranging from education to housing and Medicare to Medicaid. It was signed into law by President Bush on February 8, 2006 after a closely divided Congress approved the legislation.
Deficit spending by the US government is defined by: A budget process which allocates more money to spend than it predicts will be received in tax revenue (unlike an accidental bank overdraft) An approved borrowing limit which the US Treasury cannot exceed without authorization.