Regressive tax
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regressive-tax-168-6672162
title:
Regressive tax
text:
A regressive tax is a tax imposed in such a manner that the tax rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases. "Regressive" describes a distribution effect on income or expenditure, referring to the way the rate progresses from high to low, so that the average tax rate exceeds the marginal tax rate. The regressivity of a particular tax can also factor the propensity of the taxpayers to engage in the taxed activity relative to their resources. In other words, if the activity being ta
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Higher tax ratio on poorer sources
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regressive_tax
date created:
2003-08-12T03:49:07Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T21:32:15Z
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