Excerpt from Progressive Taxation in Theory and Practice Finally, a third method is possible. The tax rate may increase up to a certain amount, but remain con stant beyond that fixed point. There may be progression up to a definite limit. And proportion thereafter. The usual term for this is degressive taxation.8 The propor tional rate is regarded as the normal One, but On all sums counted downward below this limit the tax rate gradually diminishes. Degressive taxation is also graduated taxa tion, and one Of its most common forms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.