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DECREASING TAX [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- regressive tax
1, record 1, English, regressive%20tax
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- degressive tax 2, record 1, English, degressive%20tax
correct
- decreasing tax 3, record 1, English, decreasing%20tax
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A progressive tax which increases at a decreasing rate. A degressive tax is progressive, since the tax rate increases as the size of the tax base increases ... 4, record 1, English, - regressive%20tax
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In practice, most income tax schedules are degressive, since as the rates increase, they apply to wider and wider income brackets until all income above a certain amount is taxed at a constant (proportional) rate. 4, record 1, English, - regressive%20tax
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- impôt dégressif
1, record 1, French, imp%C3%B4t%20d%C3%A9gressif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Impôt calculé au moyen d'un pourcentage de plus en plus faible de l'assiette d'imposition au fur et à measure que celle-ci s'accroît. 2, record 1, French, - imp%C3%B4t%20d%C3%A9gressif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema tributario
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- impuesto degresivo
1, record 1, Spanish, impuesto%20degresivo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- impuesto regresivo 2, record 1, Spanish, impuesto%20regresivo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Impuesto progresivo que aumenta a una tasa decreciente. 1, record 1, Spanish, - impuesto%20degresivo
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