benefit principle
noun[C]
ukusTAX,ECONOMICS
thetheorythatpeoplewho use apublicserviceorproductshouldpaymoretaxtowards it thanpeoplewho do not use it:
The ability-to-payprincipleoftaxationstandsinsharpcontrastto thebenefitprinciple.
| 单词 | benefit principle |
| 释义 | benefit principle noun[C] ukusTAX,ECONOMICS thetheorythatpeoplewho use apublicserviceorproductshouldpaymoretaxtowards it thanpeoplewho do not use it: The ability-to-payprincipleoftaxationstandsinsharpcontrastto thebenefitprinciple. Examplesofbenefit principlebenefit principle Well into the nineteenth century, superior court judges relied heavily on both men, both of whom endorsed thebenefitprinciple. From theCambridge English Corpus This is where we must apply the cost/benefitprincipleby weighing the advantages against the disadvantages. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English If we lower these limit values, we can cure our environmental patient without doing too much damage to the cost/benefitprinciple. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English They prefer a tax based on thebenefitprinciple. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It must meet current requirements, support data protection and comply with the cost/benefitprinciple, with its deployment taking place within the exact timeframes specified for its implementation. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It is an extension, not a reduction, of the contributorybenefitprinciple. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He is right to point out that the fivefold increase in the winter fuel payment is an extension of the universalbenefitprincipleto all pensioners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Measures must be firmly linked to cost/benefit principles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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