progressive tax

Related topics: Tax

proˌgressive ˈtax noun [singular]

PETa tax that takes more money from people with higher incomes than from people with lower incomes 累进税 OPP regressive tax

Examples from the Corpus

progressive tax• Why? 6 Precisely what is meant by a progressive tax?• A second reform is therefore essential - to turn the national insurance tax from a proportional into a progressive tax.• Income tax is a progressive tax because higher earners pay a higher proportion of their income in this tax than lower earners.• A progressive tax structure is one in which the average tax rate rises with an individual's income level.• Like any progressive tax, liability increases where the pocket is deeper.• By definition, a tax whose average tax rate rises as income Increases is called progressive tax.

From Longman Business Dictionary

progressive taxproˈgressive tax [countableC]TAX

a tax that is charged at an increasing rate as income increases

An increasingly progressive tax will generally allow a state’s tax revenue to grow.

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单词	progressive tax
释义	progressive tax Related topics: Tax proˌgressive ˈtax noun [singular] PETa tax that takes more money from people with higher incomes than from people with lower incomes 累进税 OPP regressive tax Examples from the Corpus progressive tax• Why? 6 Precisely what is meant by a progressive tax?• A second reform is therefore essential - to turn the national insurance tax from a proportional into a progressive tax.• Income tax is a progressive tax because higher earners pay a higher proportion of their income in this tax than lower earners.• A progressive tax structure is one in which the average tax rate rises with an individual's income level.• Like any progressive tax, liability increases where the pocket is deeper.• By definition, a tax whose average tax rate rises as income Increases is called progressive tax. From Longman Business Dictionary progressive taxproˈgressive tax [countableC]TAX a tax that is charged at an increasing rate as income increases An increasingly progressive tax will generally allow a state’s tax revenue to grow. → tax
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