a tax whose rate rises as income rises

any tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases

an automatic stabilizer in the sense that if a person were to suffer a decrease in wages due to a recession then the money regained by being in a lower tax bracket lessens this blow

An increase in the average tax rate as income increases. (p. 215)

A tax that takes a larger percentage of income from high-income groups than from low-income groups.

Tax collected at increasingly higher rates or percentages as income level increases.

A tax in which the rich pay a larger percentage of income than the poor, in contrast to regressive tax.

a tax in which the rich pay a larger fraction of their income than the poor

A progressive tax is a tax that takes an increasing proportion of income as income rises. Income tax is an example of a progressive tax, as the rate increases as a person earns more.

A tax system under which the percentage of tax paid increases as the level of income being taxed increases. For example, the tax rate on up to $20,000 of taxable income is 15%, but the tax rate on $20,000 to $50,000 is 28%. The U.S. tax system is a progressive system.

A tax that takes a larger fraction of the income of high-income people. The best example is the graduated income tax.

A tax that takes more from those who have a greater income, or more ability to pay.

is a tax where the rich pay a larger percentage of income than the poor. This is in marked contrast to Regressive Tax where the lower income people have to pay higher tax rates compared to high income people.

a system of taxing income in which people who have a higher income pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes

a tax that charges a higher percentage of income as income rises

A tax that takes an increasing proportion of income as income rises. Income tax is a very common example of a progressive tax.

A Tax system that takes a larger percentage from higher incomes

Generally, a tax that imposes a heavier burden on those more able to bear the burden than on those less able to bear it. When applied to income, which is the most important tax base in developed countries, a progressive tax is one that takes a greater percentage of income from those with higher incomes than from those with lower incomes.

A tax that is based on the fact that; the larger the income, the larger the percentage of tax.

A tax where the tax rate increases as the taxable amount goes up, for example, the graduated income tax.

A progressive tax is a tax imposed so that the tax rate increases as the amount to which the rate is applied increases. The term "progressive tax" can be applied to any type of tax. It is frequently applied in reference to income taxes, where people with more disposable income pay a higher percentage of that income in tax than do those with less income.