A | B |
government plan to collect revenue and spend money | Fiscal Policy |
spending money | Expenditure |
income | Revenue |
the less income that an individual makes the more they are taxed | Regressive Taxation |
the more income that an individual makes the greater the percentage taxed | Progressive Taxation |
individuals pay the same percentage of income tax | Proportional Taxation |
a tax on income of an individual | Income tax |
tax on specific goods and services. ex. gas, alcohol, | Excise tax |
tax on corportate business revenue | Corporate tax |
a tax over a certain amount of inheritance | Estate tax |
money paid to use certain goods and services | User fees |
a tax on imported goods | Tariffs |
payments made by the government as a suppliemental income to those who are 65yrs and older | Social Security |
a plan for raising and spending money | National budget |
spending is greater than revenue | Budget Deficit |
revenues are greater than expenditures | Budget Surplus |
money owed by the government to creditors | National debt |
spending exceeds revenues and govt. borrows money | Deficit spending |
a report files with the Internal Revenue Service which shows taxable income | tax returns |
monetary charge for an action | fines |
a certificate issued by the government, which agrees to pay back the cost of the bond, plus interest | bonds |
spending is equal to revenues collected | balanced budget |