If the goal of a government policy change is to increase the incentive for taxpayers to work and/or invest, <u>a decrease in </u><u>marginal tax rates</u> policy is most likely to be successful.
<h3>What is Marginal Tax Rate?</h3>
The marginal tax rate is the amount of additional tax that must be paid for each additional dollar of income received. The average tax rate is calculated as total taxes paid divided by total income earned.
An individual with a taxable income of $24,750, for example, will pay taxes at a rate of 10% on the first $19,900 of income and 12% on the remaining $5,000 since portion of the individual's income is subject to the higher tax rate of 12%.
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