>Spending by a government that issues its own currency is nominally self-financing. *However, under a full employment assumption, to acquire resources produced by its population without potential inflationary pressures, removal of purchasing power must occur via government borrowing, taxes, custom duties, the sale or lease of natural resources, and various fees like national park entry fees or licensing fees. When these sovereign governments choose to temporarily remove spent money by issuing securities in its place, they pay interest on the money borrowed.* Changes in government spending are a major component of fiscal policy used to stabilize the macroeconomic business cycle.