Meanings of increasingly regressive in English

The CCPI's authors accused Mr Morrison's government of being "an increasingly regressive force" on the issue.

Taxation has become increasingly regressive: taxes on consumption, such as VAT, have become more important, and income tax less so.

Because of this, I signed PEN International's open letter to the Russia authorities protesting their increasingly regressive approach to freedom of expression.

We should remember that benefits and fiscal policy are complex areas and that both have been moving in an increasingly regressive direction of late.