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O-LevelEconomicsGovernment and the macroeconomy2281/12 · May/June 2025 · Q181 Mark

The diagram shows the percentage of income taken by a tax at different levels of income. [Figure 18.1] Which term is used to describe the tax?

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Aindirect
Bprogressive
Cproportional
Dregressive

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D: regressive

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Government and the macroeconomy, O-Level Economics (syllabus 2281). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Economics, May/June 2025 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 18.

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