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Questions
Define a degressive tax.
Define digressive taxation.
Explain the following with examples:
Digressive tax
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Solution
- Under this system, the rate of tax increases up upto a certain limit but after that, a uniform rate is charged.
- Income tax in India is an example of a digressive tax.
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