Repeal Of Income Tax Flashcards
1
Q
What year was income tax abolished?
A
1816
2
Q
Why was it abolished?
A
It was abolished as a result of pressure from MPs who argued successfully against the government that it was special measure for war and had no place at peace time.
3
Q
What did the abolishment of incomntax lead to?
A
A rise in indirect tax on commodities such as candles beer suger and salt which had great efffect on the lower classes.
4
Q
The effects of raised indirect tax also lead to?
A
A big increase in illigal poaching frim 5he poor however in 1816 the government tightened the laws around it and made the penalties for it very severe.
