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प्रश्न
Explain how indirect taxes can be made progressive.
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उत्तर
Indirect taxes are regressive in nature as their burden falls on all people indiscriminately. Indirect taxes can be made progressive by imposing heavy taxes on luxury goods and by reducing rate of indirect taxes on necessary items like food, cloth, shelter.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The tax whose rate remains unchanged irrespective of the income of the taxpayer is called as ______.
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| Column I | Column II | ||
| A. | Impact of tax | (i) | Price stability |
| B. | Incidence of tax | (ii) | Simple to calculate |
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| D. | Proportional tax | (iv) | Original imposition of tax |
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