bracket creep Definition
☆ bracket creep
noun
Informal an advance into a higher income tax bracket resulting from an increase in nominal income: the higher taxes, when combined with the effects of inflation, may produce a decline in real income
bracket creep Finance Definition
The
effect that inflation has on pushing incomes higher and, thus, into higher
income tax brackets.
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