Economics A-Level
Progressive tax
What Progressive tax means in Economics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Progressive tax
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Reference: AQA
A tax where the proportion of income paid in tax increases as income increases, with the marginal rate of tax rising with income.
Topics that use Progressive tax
- Fiscal policy (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Aggregate demand and supply
- Aggregate supply
- Automatic stabilisers
- Budget balance
- Budget deficit
- Budget surplus
- Crowding out
- Direct taxes
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