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Announcement in the December 1798 budget
- When
- December 1798
- Where
- Britain, where the budget announcement was made
Pitt announced income tax in his December 1798 budget as preparation for the Napoleonic Wars.
William Pitt the Younger used his budget of December 1798 to announce a new income tax for Britain. The measure was intended to pay for weapons and equipment in preparation for the Napoleonic Wars, and it was formally introduced in 1799. The supplied passage does not name the venue of the announcement, so the exact site is unspecified.
Sources
- Taxation in the United Kingdom Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09
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