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Fiscal Policy: Taxation - The Basics

Level:
A-Level, IB Diploma
Board:
AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR, WJEC

Last updated 28 Mar 2020

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This is the second in our new series on Fiscal Policy. In it we look at canons of taxation, the tax base, direct and indirect taxes and consider the difference between progressive, proportional and regressive taxes.

Fiscal Policy: Taxation - The Basics
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