10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINDOW TAX»
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window tax in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
window tax and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Absurdity and Injustice of the
Window Tax Considered ...
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2
Ipswich Borough Archives, 1255-1835: A Catalogue
NI missing (14 vols) C/ 1/9/4/3 ASSESSMENT DUPLICATES FOR VARIOUS
TAXES 1767-1790 (COMPOSITE VOLUMES) Until 1777-1778. the assessments
are for Land Tax and Window Tax only. Later volumes include assessments for ...
3
Hansard's Parliamentary Debates
It was stated the other day, at a meeting of the window-tax payers who came to
Downingstreet, that two houses, one worth 501., the other worth 201., pay the
same amount. The method to which I am referring would greatly raise the
payment of ...
Great Britain. Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard, 1851
4
Parliamentary Debates: Official Report : ... Session of the ...
The window tax was pledged to the public creditor, and could not in justice be
repealed without an equivalent being substituted. If any other tax could be
pointed out which would supply the place of that proposed to be repealed, and
which ...
5
The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year
Robert Shaw, member •"□*- for Dublin, rose on April 21st to present a petition
from the householders of the city of Dublin for the repeal of the window tax. This
tax, he said, was always peculiarly obnoxious to the citizens of Dublin for several
...
6
A Treatise on the Valuation of Annuities and Assurances on ...
A few months afterwards, another actual survey was made of the two parishes, by
Mr. Coulson, general surveyor of the four northern counties for the window-tax,
and Mr. William MonkhoUse, surveyor of Cumberland, Leath, and Eskdale wards
...
7
The Parliamentary Debates from the Year 1803 to the Present Time
The amount of the Window tax in Great Britain, in 1792, was 959,5931. Whereas,
the amount of the House tax in Great Britain, in 1820 equals 1,253,0621. The
amount of the Window tax in Great Britain equals 2,565,2071. Those who look at
...
8
The Parliamentary Debates from the Year 1803 to the Present Time
The window tax was pledged to the public creditor, and could not in justice be
repealed without an equivalent being substituted. If any other tax could be
pointed out which would supply the place of that proposed to be repealed, and
which ...
Great Britain. Parliament, 1818
9
Roles and Perspectives in the Law: Essays in Honour of Sir ...
In the wake of the repeal of hearth tax, Parliament introduced a window tax in
1697. Revenue gathered by the tax was intended to be used to defray the
expenses of a new royal mint. Window tax was levied proportionately to the
number of ...
David Carter, Matthew Palmer, 2002
10
Pre-1841 Censuses and Population Listings in the British Isles
Similarly to the Hearth Tax, the Window Tax offers an indication of the social
status of an ancestor, as well as his abode, even though the tax was in general
badly administered and many of the returns have been lost by today. Window Tax
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NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINDOW TAX»
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window tax is used in the context of the following news items.
Scottish window tax costs revealed
National Records of Scotland has published online records showing the costs of a tax on windows in properties more than 250 years ago. The rolls list the ... «BBC News, Jul 13»
