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have a redistributive effect to the benefit of those on lower incomes, as can be seen from the statistics on household expenditure as a percentage of total household income:

Monthly income bracket Expenditure on housing as

before tax

percentage of household income

(a) $400

(b) $1,500

(c) $3,000

$1,499

$2,999

-

$9,999

13.1%

Zeus

14.9%

28.1%

wver,

هفتم

(C. P. Haddon-Cave)