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Public Finance
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So public finance is concerned
with
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The government is referred to as
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The size of the public sector is
measured by the
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Public expenditure as % of GDP of the
HKSAR
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Sources of government revenue
• tax
• non-tax
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Classification
of taxes
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Classification of taxes
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Tax revenue ( 1 )
• Direct tax • Indirect tax
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Direct tax
• Regressive tax
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Progressive, proportional and regressive taxes
rogressive tax:
Tax payment takes ____________________
an increasing percentage of
taxable income as income increases.
roportional tax:
Tax payment takes ____________________
the same percentage of
taxable income as income increases.
egressive tax:
Tax payment takes ____________________
a decreasing percentage of
taxable income as income increases.
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Progressive, proportional and regressive taxes
A, B and C are three types of tax:
Taxable income $150,000 $200,000
Tax payment $15,000 $15,000
A
Average tax rate 10% 7.5%
Tax payment $10,000 $15,000
B
Average tax rate 6.7% 7.5%
Tax payment $12,000 $16,000
C
Average tax rate 8% 8%
No
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A tax is progressive if the tax
payments takes an increasing
percentage of taxable income as
income increases.
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Quiz 3
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