Progressive tax

Higher tax on richer sources Rough estimation of average tax rates by income groups in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, 1970 (left) and 2005 (right). It implies that in these respective countries, taxes were more progressive in 1970 than in 2005. Part of a series onTaxation An aspect of fiscal policy Policies Economic justice Government revenue Property tax equalization Tax revenue Non-tax revenue Tax law Tax bracket Flat tax Tax burden Tax threshold Taxation as theft Tax shift Tax cut Tax advantage Tax incentive Tax reform Double taxation Tax harmonization Tax competition Voluntary taxation Representation Economics General theory Excess burden Tax efficiency Tax incidence Laffer curve Optimal tax Price effect Theories Optimal capital income taxation Distribution of tax Tax rate Burden Flat Progressive Regressive Proportional Collection Economic nexus in the United States Revenue service Revenue stamp Tax assessment Taxable income Tax lien Tax refund Tax shield Tax residence Tax preparation Tax protester Tax investigation Tax collector Tax withholding Private tax collection Noncompliance Legal tax avoidance Base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) Double Irish Sing