regressive

adjectives

(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
regressive
antonym
progressive
domain category
charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
revenue enhancement, tax, taxation
opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
regressive
is derived from
regress
antonym
progressive
is similar to
characteristic of an atavist
atavistic, throwback
is similar to
going from better to worse
retrograde, retrogressive
is similar to
tending to return to an earlier state
returning, reverting
is similar to
not brought up to date
unmodernised, unmodernized
see also
directed or facing toward the back or rear
"a backward view"
backward