bracket creep

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|taxation}} The [[move]] towards [[increase]]d [[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]]).

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