Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
regressive tax
Norwegian translation:
degressiv skatt
Aug 10, 2009 13:40
14 yrs ago
English term
regressive tax
GBK
English to Norwegian
Bus/Financial
Law: Taxation & Customs
Definition from
ThisNation.com:
Tax collected at increasingly lower rates or percentages as income level increases.
Example sentences:
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)
Proposed translations
(Norwegian)
4 +3 | degressiv skatt | Vedis Bjørndal |
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Proposed translations
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degressiv skatt
Men den kan også ha denne betydningen: Formuesskatten, som er en ekstraskatt på avkastningen av kapitalobjekter, må avskaffes, sier Syversen. Denne skatt er degressiv - den øker jo lavere avkastningen er - og er således svært uheldig sett fra et skattefordelingssynspunkt.
Definition from
Ordnett.no:
degressiv -t; (prosentvis) avtagende (mots. progressiv 1) : degressiv skatt, <br />rente. Etym.: avl. av degresjon.
Example sentences:
degressiv beskatning, skatteligning med samme prosentsats for alle inntekter over en viss grense og avtagende sats for inntekter under denne. (http://www.snl.no/degressiv_beskatning)
degressiv skatt, skall med gradvis fallende skatteprosent. Utvinningsavgift på mineraler og olje til staten er kun 1 % og denne særskatten er degressiv (Engelsk-norsk samfunnsøkonomisk glossar)
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