Betekenis van:
regressive
regressive
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- teruggaand
- opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
regressive
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
Voorbeeldzinnen
- The aim of jazz is the mechanical reproduction of a regressive moment, a castration symbolism. 'Give up your masculinity, let yourself be castrated,' the eunuchlike sound of the jazz band both mocks and proclaims, 'and you will be rewarded, accepted into a fraternity which shares the mystery of impotence with you, a mystery revealed at the moment of the initiation rite.
- At the same time, it has decided that it wishes to apply the tax in a regressive way.
- Regrettably, there have since been a series of regressive developments, in particular in April 2009, meaning that Fiji is now in breach of a range of its commitments. This concerns notably the abrogation of the Constitution, the very substantial delay in holding the parliamentary elections, and human rights violations.
- Some substantive initiatives had been taken in respect of some of the commitments referred to above. Nevertheless, not only have important commitments concerning essential elements of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and the Development Cooperation Instrument yet to be implemented, but there have also recently been important regressive developments concerning a number of key commitments, such as the abrogation of the Constitution and a further substantial delay in holding elections.
- Those measures have been extended by Decision 2009/735/EC [6], and subsequently by Decision 2010/208/EU [7] since, not only are important commitments concerning essential elements of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and the Development Cooperation Instrument yet to be implemented by the Republic of the Fiji Islands, but recently, there have also been important regressive developments concerning a number of these commitments.