The Differential Incidence of Substituting a Tax on Comprehensive Consumption

question 39

Multiple Choice

The differential incidence of substituting a tax on comprehensive consumption for a tax on comprehensive income is likely to be:

• A)regressive.
• B)progressive.
• C)proportional.
• D)uncertain.

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