vertical equity

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personal income tax

  • John Linnell: portrait of Sir Robert Peel
    In income tax: Equity tests

    The concept of vertical equity relates to the taxes paid by individuals at different income levels. Clearly, if income is a good index of ability to pay, the taxes for these individuals should not be the same, but how different should taxes be at different income levels? If…

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