regressive tax

Norwegian translation: degressiv skatt

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English term or phrase:regressive tax
Norwegian translation:degressiv skatt

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13:40 Aug 10, 2009
English to Norwegian translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Taxation & Customs
Additional field(s): Finance (general), Government / Politics
English term or phrase: regressive tax
Definition from ThisNation.com:
Tax collected at increasingly lower rates or percentages as income level increases.

Example sentence(s):
  • 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
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degressiv skatt
Definition:
degressiv -t; (prosentvis) avtagende (mots. progressiv 1) : degressiv skatt,
rente. Etym.: avl. av degresjon.
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degressiv skatt


Definition from Ordnett.no:
degressiv -t; (prosentvis) avtagende (mots. progressiv 1) : degressiv skatt,
rente. Etym.: avl. av degresjon.

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Explanation:
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.

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Norway
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Native speaker of: Norwegian
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Yes  EC Translate
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Yes  michareisel (X): jeg hadde sagt "regressiv skatt" men la gå, degressiv er flott!
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