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Violation: A VAT tax is a regressive tax.
Delépine 21 Justin Delépine is a French journalist. Specialized in datajournalism, business and social issues, he has been working at Alternatives Economiques since 2017. “How VAT hinders effective redistribution of wealth.” European Data Journalism Network. https://www.europeandatajournalism.eu/cp_data_news/how-vat-hinders-effective-redistribution-of-wealth/ //AKA
VAT is a regressive tax, putting more burden to the poor than to the rich. Indeed, VAT applies the same rate to everyone regardless of their level of wealth – but the richer you are, the lower the proportion of your revenue goes to consumption. VAT cancels out one-third of the effects of fiscal redistribution.
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