What are progressive and regressive taxes?
Vol:
3/2016
Year:
2016
Month:
February
Abstract:
Taxes have a wide range of rates, thresholds and burdens for different kinds of taxpayers. In general, we describe a tax as progressive or regressive by comparing the tax paid by an individual with the income of that individual.
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