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regressive tax

Dutch translation: degressieve belasting

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English term or phrase:regressive tax
Dutch translation:degressieve belasting

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13:44 Aug 10, 2009
English to Dutch translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Taxation & Customs
Additional field(s): Finance (general), Government / Politics
English term or phrase: regressive tax
Definition from ThisNation.com:
Tax collected at increasingly lower rates or percentages as income level increases.

Example sentence(s):
  • In order to prevent regressive tax on items purchased, many states make certain types of things non-taxable, especially food. wiseGEEK
  • A regressive tax system does not mean and likely would not result in low income earners paying more taxes than the wealthy, only that the effective tax rate relative to income or consumption would be a larger tax burden to low income earners. Wikipedia
  • This update explains that ballot initiatives to enact regressive tax policies died in Michigan and Montana, but survived to secure spots on the ballot in Arizona, Florida, Massachusetts and Oregon. The Tax Justice Digest
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degressieve belasting
Definition:
Degressieve belastingen is een vorm van inkomstenbelasting waarbij het tarief lager wordt naarmate het inkomen stijgt.
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degressieve belasting


Definition from Wikipedia:
Degressieve belastingen is een vorm van inkomstenbelasting waarbij het tarief lager wordt naarmate het inkomen stijgt.

Example sentence(s):
  • Ook de btw is de facto een degressieve belasting in de zin dat hij zwaarder op lage inkomens dan op hoge inkomens drukt. - Wikipedia  
  • De vlaktaks houdt het midden tussen de progressieve belasting waarbij het tarief hoger wordt naarmate het inkomen stijgt en de degressieve belasting waarbij het tarief lager wordt naarmate het inkomen stijgt. - Belasting online  
Elma de Jong
Spain
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