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jan 9, 1799 - Eng Income Tax

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British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces an income tax of two shillings to the pound to raise funds for Great Britain's war effort in the Napoleonic Wars.

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jan 9, 1799
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~ 227 years ago