regressive tax

Hebrew translation: מס רגרסיבי

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English term or phrase:regressive tax
Hebrew translation:מס רגרסיבי

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13:39 Aug 10, 2009
English to Hebrew translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Taxation & Customs
Additional field(s): Finance (general), Government / Politics
English term or phrase: regressive tax
Definition from ThisNation.com:
Tax collected at increasingly lower rates or percentages as income level increases.

Example sentence(s):
  • In order to prevent regressive tax on items purchased, many states make certain types of things non-taxable, especially food. wiseGEEK
  • A regressive tax system does not mean and likely would not result in low income earners paying more taxes than the wealthy, only that the effective tax rate relative to income or consumption would be a larger tax burden to low income earners. Wikipedia
  • This update explains that ballot initiatives to enact regressive tax policies died in Michigan and Montana, but survived to secure spots on the ballot in Arizona, Florida, Massachusetts and Oregon. The Tax Justice Digest
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מס רגרסיבי
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מס רגרסיבי הינו מס ששיעורו הולך ויורד עם העליה במחיר המוצר או ההכנסה.
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מס רגרסיבי


Definition from Israeli Tax Authority רשות המיס�:
מס רגרסיבי הינו מס ששיעורו הולך ויורד עם העליה במחיר המוצר או ההכנסה.

Example sentence(s):
  • מן הבחינה המהותית מס ערך מוסף מתנהג כמס רגרסיבי, שכן הוא מס המוטל על הצריכה וככלל אחוז הצריכה מסך ההכנסה עולה ככל שההכנסה נמוכה יותר. - Wikipedia  
Sergeiy Sandler
Israel
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