Complex sentence: Policies grouped under the term'austerity measures' may include spending cuts, tax increases, or a mixture of both, and may be undertaken to demonstrate the government's fiscal discipline to creditors and credit rating agencies by bringing revenues closer to expenditures.
Split into simpler sentences: Policies grouped under the term'austerity measures' may include spending cuts, tax increases, or a mixture of both. Such policies may be undertaken to demonstrate the government's fiscal discipline to creditors and credit rating agencies by bringing revenues closer to expenditures.