THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Detailed explanation-1: -HMRC collected £715.5 billion in taxes in 2021 to 2022, an increase of 22.5% from the year before. During 2021 to 2022, receipts from Income Tax ( IT ), Capital Gains Tax ( CGT ), & NICs combined accounted for 56% of annual receipts.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Gospel of Luke tells us that a man named Zacchaeus was the chief tax collector in the region of Jericho. Although he was a native Judean, Zacchaeus had “sold-out” and become part of the oppressive and despised Roman tax machine.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sir Robert Peel, the Prime Minister, was keen to facilitate this thinking. In 1842, therefore, he re-introduced income tax at 7d in the pound on incomes over £150.
Detailed explanation-4: -publican, Latin Publicanus, plural Publicani, ancient Roman public contractor, who erected or maintained public buildings, supplied armies overseas, or collected certain taxes, particularly those supplying fluctuating amounts of revenue to the state (e.g., tithes and customs).