The Progressive Income Tax

B2 – Upper Intermediate

The progressive income tax is one of those economic terms that gets bandied about, but few actually know what it means or how it works. Taxes are the price we pay for civilized society, the progressivity of taxes largely determines how that price varies among individuals. A progressive tax takes a larger percentage of income from high-income groups than from low-income groups and is based on the concept of ability to pay.

Watch the video about the progressive income tax.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘tax’?
  2. Describe your country’s tax system.
  3. What changes would you like to see in your country’s tax system?
  4.  How taxes are spent in your country?
  5. Should poor people be exempted from paying tax? Explain your stand.
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4 replies on “The Progressive Income Tax”

1. What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘tax’?
It comes to mind that I’m going to have to pay
2. Describe your country’s tax system.
In Spain, taxes are paid based on income, I believe that the minimum in a payroll is 2% of the gross, that percentage is increased by income brackets.
In addition, municipal taxes are also paid when owning a house. There are several types of taxes, for monthly income, for selling or buying a property …
3. What changes would you like to see in your country’s tax system?
I would like there to be no tax evasion by large companies and that sanctions deserve to fear tax evasión.
4. How taxes are spent in your country?
Taxes are used to maintain public administrations that are in charge of health, pension payments, unemployment payments, culture, transportation, infrastructure maintenance, the army …
5. Should poor people be exempted from paying tax?
It depends on what is considered poor. If it is someone without any income, without payroll, or properties, that I currently know they do not pay anything, that is, they are already exempt.

Well done with your writing practice for this lesson.

Here is a sentence you can write better:

I would like there to be no tax evasion by large companies and that sanctions deserve to fear tax evasión.

I would like it if tax evasion by large companies was not occurring and that sanctions were stern enough that companies and individuals would fear evading taxes.

Keep practicing to get better and better at this.

1. What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘tax’?

At the begining I hate paying the tax but I know what they are important and essential to mantein our social system which is crutial to keep social peace.

2.- Describe your country’s tax system.

In Spain everybody pays the same taxes for each bracket, for example the first 5.000 euros of gross salary don’t pay any taxes. Then between 5.000 euros to 15.000 euros of gross everybody pay let’s say 12% and so on.

3.- What changes would you like to see in your country’s tax system?

I would like the taxes system for freelancer was simple. Now its very complicated and you always need a consultant to deal with them.

4.- How taxes are spent in your country?

Mainly in the healthcare system, pensions, insfractructures, public workers salaries, education and so on.

5.- Should poor people be exempted from paying tax?

Yes, up to certain salary incomes yes.

Thank you very for taking the time in writing your answers to these questions. You did a very good job.

Here is a sentence that you can improve. Take a look at some words that you can use:

At the begining I hate paying the tax but I know what they are important and essential to mantein our social system which is crutial to keep social peace.
First of all, I just want to say that I hate paying taxes but I know why it is important to do so and how essential taxes in order to maintain our social system which is crucial to keep the balance in the society.

Keep practicing your writing skills.

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