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INCREASES TAX RATES [5 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
DEF

A tax which is levied at rates which increase as the base increases.

OBS

Income taxes are usually progressive; those with higher incomes pay larger percentages of their incomes to taxes than those with smaller incomes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
DEF

Impôt représentant un pourcentage de plus en plus élevé de l'assiette d'imposition au fur et à mesure que celle-ci s'accroît.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema tributario
DEF

Gravamen cuyo tipo impositivo aumenta a medida que aumenta la base impositiva. El mejor ejemplo es el impuesto sobre la renta, en el que la progresividad hace que los ricos paguen una mayor proporción de su renta, en concepto de impuestos, que los pobres.

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Record 2 2011-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
CONT

The Plan increases the amount of income Canadians can receive tax-free to at least $8, 000 and the income amounts where middle and upper tax rates begin to apply to at least $35, 000 and $70, 000 respectively.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
CONT

Le Plan prévoit une hausse du montant de revenu que les Canadiens touchent en franchise d’impôt, qui s’établira à au moins 8 000 $. Les seuils de revenu au-delà desquels les taux d’imposition intermédiaire et supérieur s’appliquent seront augmentés, passant respectivement à au moins 35 000 $ et 70 000 $.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
DEF

Characteristic whereby the growth of one variable causes the more than proportionate growth of another. In fiscal terms it is the principle of taxation that foresees an increase in tax rates as the taxable base increases.

PHR

greater progressivity of benefits

PHR

progressivity of the tax systems.

OBS

progressivity: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

Key term(s)
  • progressive nature

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
DEF

Principe d'imposition qui prévoit la croissance des taux d'imposition à mesure que croît la base d'imposition.

PHR

progressivité du régime fiscal.

OBS

progressivité : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Key term(s)
  • caractère progressif

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema tributario
DEF

Característica por la que el crecimiento de una variable causa el crecimiento, más que proporcional, de otra. En el ámbito fiscal, principio de imposición que prevé un crecimiento de los tipos impositivos al crecer las bases imponibles.

CONT

... la progresividad es la única fórmula conveniente para que se cumpla el principio de equidad vertical.

OBS

progresividad: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 4 2000-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
CONT

The Plan increases the amount of income Canadians can receive tax-free to at least $8, 000 and the income amounts where middle and upper tax rates begin to apply to at least $35, 000 and $70, 000 respectively.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
CONT

Les seuils de revenu au-delà desquels les taux d'imposition intermédiaire et supérieur s'appliquent seront augmentés, passant respectivement à au moins 35 000 $ et 70 000 $.

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
OBS

M. Mailhot v de m

Spanish

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