Progressive taxation
What Progressive taxation means in Economics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A form of taxation used by the UK government to redistribute income and reduce income inequality.
A system where the proportion of income paid in tax increases as an individual's income rises.
Topics that use Progressive taxation
- Distribution of income (AQA GCSE)
- Government income and expenditure (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Income inequality
- Aggregate demand
- Asset accumulation
- Budget deficit
- Budget surplus
- Direct taxes
- Economic inequality
- Equity versus efficiency
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