regressive tax
noun[C]
TAXukusataxin whichpoorpeoplepayahigherpercentageoftheirincomethanrichpeople:
It's aregressivetaxthathurtspoorpeoplemore than anyone.
Thisstatehas one of the mostregressivetaxsystemsin thenation.
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progressive tax
单词 | regressive tax |
释义 | regressive tax noun[C] TAXukusataxin whichpoorpeoplepayahigherpercentageoftheirincomethanrichpeople: It's aregressivetaxthathurtspoorpeoplemore than anyone. Thisstatehas one of the mostregressivetaxsystemsin thenation. Compareprogressive tax Examplesofregressive taxregressive tax Therefore, high earners pay a lower percentage of their total income, resulting in aregressivetax. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The opposite of a progressive tax is aregressivetax, where the relative tax rate or burden decreases as an individual's ability to pay increases. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The social welfare effect is similar to that of aregressivetax, one imposed on drivers who can not afford newer cars. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Aregressivetaxis generally a tax that is applied uniformly. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The opposite of aregressivetaxis a progressive tax, in which the average tax rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some critics consider it to be aregressivetax, meaning that the poor pay more, as a percentage of their income, than the rich. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The 2000-dollar cap on the tax also would make it aregressivetax. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Aregressivetaxis when the average tax rate is lower, with higher income. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The opposite of a progressive tax is aregressivetax, where the tax rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Others considered that congestion pricing is aregressivetaximposing a greater burden on those without a good option to ride public transit and on low-income commuters. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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