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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment macroeconomic intervention9708/12 · Feb/Mar 2025 · Q251 Mark

What defines a progressive tax?

AAll taxpayers pay the same proportion of income in taxes.
BLow-income earners pay a lower proportion of income in taxes than high-income earners.
CLow-income earners pay less in taxes than high-income earners.
DLow-income earners pay more in taxes than high-income earners.

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B: Low-income earners pay a lower proportion of income in taxes than high-income earners.

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Government macroeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, Feb/Mar 2025 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 25.

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