13 Chief Economists Outlook F igure 5. Fiscal p olicy A year from now, w hat is your expec tation for fiscal p olicy in the following geograp hies? United States Latin America and the Caribbean Europe East Asia and Pacific South Asia Middle East and North Africa 53 Sub-Saharan Africa 81 China 53 Central Asia 18 19 23 13 13 13 13 75 19 81 65 25 10 12 6 82 12 76 12 75 36 41 63 19 55 27 Looser The same Tighter Source: Chief Economists Survey, December 2022