Tax brackets are used to implement progressive taxation and equity
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SUPPORTED
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Tax brackets are a standard fiscal mechanism used to establish progressive tax rates, which in turn promote income redistribution and vertical equity.
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Redistributive effect, progressivity and differential tax treatment: Personal income taxes in twelve OECD countries
1999 · cited by 123
The paper decomposes personal income taxes to show how progressivity and rate structures directly affect vertical redistribution and equity across multiple OECD countries.
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Taxation and distribution of income in Brazil: new evidence from personal income tax data
2017 · cited by 26
The paper analyzes income and profit taxes, demonstrating how failures in progressivity and tax exemptions undermine both vertical and horizontal equity.