regressive
B2CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister
Law adjective
Of a tax, taking a larger proportion of income from lower earners than from higher earners.
Consumption taxes are widely criticised as regressive because the poor spend a larger share of income.
Business adjective
Taking a larger share of income from the poor than from the rich.
Critics attacked the sales tax as regressive, since it fell hardest on low earners.
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