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Horizontal Equity A theory that persons or corporations who earn the same or a similar amount of money should be taxed in the same or a similar way. For example, horizontal equity states that two individuals making $50,000 per year should be taxed the same amount, regardless of how they earned their income. Horizontal equity is the idea behind the progressive tax system in place in many countries, though few countries implement it entirely. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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On the other hand, horizontal equity would require two individuals with equal incomes to pay equal taxes. Questions of horizontal equity (the equal taxation of equal) and vertical equity (addressing social inequality through taxation) are also central to many contemporary debates surrounding economic and tax policy. These principles can be summarized under four categories: (1) economic efficiency, (2) individual equity (or the "benefit principle"), (3) vertical equity (or progressivity), and (4) horizontal equity (or equal justice). |
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