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Digitized from Box 1 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Questions for Discussion by Participants at
The Summit Meeting of Business and Manufacturing
I.
What basic policies should be adopted to deal with the problems
of inflation? What changes and suggestions have you with respect
to:
A.
Fiscal
1. Expenditures
Maintaining federal expenditures below $300 billion
in fiscal 1975
Seeking a balanced Federal budget or a surplus in
fiscal 1976
Priority preferences for existing governmental
programs within the federal budget limitations
Other
2. Receipts
Current levels of federal taxation
Tax incentives or deterrents
Other
B.
Monetary policy
Current monetary policy and its effect on interest rates
Availability of capital funds and money for financing
Other
C.
Government regulations
Government regulations (Federal, State, Local) and
their effect on productivity
Wage and Price controls, guidelines or private initiatives
Environmental protection requirements
- 2
D.
International conditions
Current international economic developments
and international arrangements for financial
stability
Raw materials availability
II. What actions above all would you recommend the President and
the Congress take at this time -- long-term (realistic approaches),
short-term (to recognize harships and inequities)?