Mr. Bala’s income is $800.00 per month while that o...
Mr. Bala’s income is $800.00 per month while that of Mr. Jatau is $1,200.00. If Messrs. Bala and Jtau pay $80.00 and $120.00 respectively as taxes, the tax system is
Progressive
Regressive
Proportional
Ad-valorem
Correct answer is A
A progressive tax is a tax in which the average tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases. The term "progressive" refers to the way the tax rate progresses from low to high, with the result that a taxpayer's average tax rate is less than the person's marginal tax rate.
The term can be applied to individual taxes or to a tax system as a whole; a year, multi-year, or lifetime. Progressive taxes are imposed in an attempt to reduce the tax incidence of people with a lower ability to pay, as such taxes shift the incidence increasingly to those with a higher ability-to-pay.
The opposite of a progressive tax is a regressive tax, where the average tax rate or burden decreases as an individual's ability to pay increases.
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