ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Fiscal neutrality

Fiscal neutrality is a big fancy idea that means taking away money from one place to give it to another in a way that doesn't hurt anyone too much. It's like when you have a candy bag and you want to share with your friends, but you don't want one friend to get fewer candies than the others.

Let's say that the government is like the candy bag and they have a certain amount of money that they can give to people or places that need it. They want to make sure that when they give money to one group of people or place, it doesn't make things worse for another group of people or place.

This is called fiscal neutrality because the government is trying to be fair with the money they have and make sure that they are not hurting anyone with their decisions. It's like trying to share your candy bag with all your friends equally, so nobody feels left out or upset.