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Define Progressive Tax Meaning

Progressive Tax
a tax by which the tax rate increases as the taxable base amount increases

An income tax that is a progressive tax taxes individuals with a greater income at a higher rate than those with a lower income.
By Nelie
Progressive Income Tax
The more money you make, the higher taxes you pay.

Antonym: flat tax

We need to make taxation more progressive and raise taxes on the wealthy.
By Evangelin
Progressive Income Tax
An income tax that becomes more and more burdensome and/or complex over time.

Progressive income tax

The "progressive income tax" like the income tax system of the United States of America is one of the ten planks of the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx.
By Blythe