UPSC Economics Business and Foreign Trade / व्यापार और विदेश व्यापार Question Bank Fiscal and Monetary Policy

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          Regressive tax can be defined as
    1. The one by which the revenue collected rises proportionally with income
    2. The rates of tax increase for increasing values or volumes on which the tax is levied
    3. The one where the proportion of tax paid falls as income rises

    A) 1 only              

    B)        2 only

    C) 3 only              

    D)        1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Regressive tax is one where the proportion of tax paid falls as income rises. The most regressive tax is a poll tax, levied at a fixed rate per person regardless of income. A tax system can be made regressive by having indirect taxes levied at relatively high rates on goods heavily consumed by the poor


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