Characterized by a gradual decrease or decline; diminishing by degrees; in taxation, reducing rates at lower income levels.
From degression + -ive (adjective suffix). The adjective form describes things that decline or decrease progressively.
Degressive taxation is the opposite of progressive taxation—it sounds wrong economically, but some countries use it for things like fuel taxes to discourage consumption while protecting low-income earners.
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