Economics 0455 · IGCSE · Fiscal policy

Fiscal policy — practice question

Why are indirect taxes, such as VAT of $20\%$ on goods and services, regarded as regressive when high-income and low-income purchasers are compared?

  • AHigh-income purchasers pay a higher percentage of their income in tax.
  • BHigh-income purchasers pay a lower percentage of their income in tax.
  • CLow-income purchasers pay a lower percentage of their income in tax.
  • DLow-income purchasers and high-income purchasers pay the same percentage of their income in tax.

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