A tax imposed in such a manner that the tax rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases.
1C4 raised its money through advertising which is a highly regressive tax.
2His regressive tax cuts and deregulation have returned property to their rightful owners.
3Gun violence in America, as criminologist Frank Zimring put it, is another regressive tax on the poor.
4Multiple studies also show that certain forms of gambling amount to a " regressive tax" on the poor.
5As examples he cites the Conservatives cutting corporation tax while increasing the rate of VAT, "a deeply regressive tax".
6Instead he oversaw a bipartisan plan to protect the program's solvency through a combination of regressive tax increases and benefit cuts.
7He said it's a regressive tax and hurts his constituents disproportionately, some of whom are struggling to get by financially anyway.
8Furthermore, people in a lower tax bracket often use a similar amount of electricity to higher earners, effectively creating a regressive tax.
9Acoss will use the study as it lobbies policymakers to retain and strengthen Australia's social safety net and shun regressive tax changes.
10This is a regressive tax that hits firms before they've made their first penny in turnover, let alone profit, said Mike Cherry.
11This latter would be a regressive tax, he admits, but the benefits would also accrue mostly to those on low incomes.)
12The regressive tax puts the biggest burden on the poor and another increase to 10 percent is planned for October 2015.
13Anthony Albanese has said he is "not a supporter of expanding regressive taxes".
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