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A tax in which the rate rises as income rises is called:

AProportional
BRegressive
CFlat rate
DProgressive
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Progressive
1. It serves the redistribution objective. 2. Higher income, higher rate is progressive taxation. 3. Firms pay a proportional rate. _Source: syllabus Introductory Macroeconomics, Chapter 5, Government Budget and the Economy._
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