English Explanatory Dictionary

bracket creep

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The move towards increased taxation when an inflation adjustment to a wage or salary pushes a taxpayer into a higher tax bracket (or, in a progressive taxation regime, further into a bracket).

Word forms

bracket creep

Related words

fiscal drag
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