Consequently, it would not be appropriate to specify a fixed goal for employment; rather, the Committee's policy decisions must be informed by assessments of the shortfalls of employment from its maximum level, recognizing that such assessments are necessarily uncertain and subject to revision. The Committee considers a wide range of indicators in making these assessments” (paragraph 3).
Still other objectives are present today, even if they do not carry the same institutional weight. That is the case of fostering lending to the non-financial sector, in particular to small and medium size companies, or fighting against tax evasion. Some even argue that preferential treatment of sovereign debt in financial regulation is the manifestation of an unacknowledged financial repression objective.