as indicated, customs duties or tariffs on the importation of various goods, including food excise taxes on the sale of foodstuffs beer, wine, bread, meat, fish, etc. and other consumables, such as textiles. – – levied at the same rate for everybody without exemptions. excise duties had long been imposed in continental European countries, but were not introduced into England until much later: in the Long Parliament of July 1643, just after the outbreak of the Civil War between Parliament and the Crown. (9) The following table indicates both the proportions and regressivity of both excise taxes and customs duties on consumption: CHIEF SOURCES OF BRITISH GOVERNMENT REVENUES as percentages of total revenues Years Customs Excises Stamp Post Land Others TOTAL duties duties taxes office taxes 1700 35.0 23.7 2.1 1.8 34.1 3.30 100.00 25.5 29.5 1.9 1.2 34.9 7.00 100.00 1710 1720 26.4 39.2 2.8 1.5 24.4 5.70 100.00 31.3 44.8 2.5 1.5 24.9 -5.00 100.00 1730 24.7 49.0 2.3 1.5 26.4 -3.90 100.00 1740 1750 20.6 46.2 1.8 1.2 29.6 0.60 100.00 22.9 45.8 3.1 0.9 29.2 -1.90 100.00 1760 25.0 45.2 3.0 1.4 15.8 9.60 100.00 1770 1780 22.1 48.5 4.3 1.1 20.1 3.90 100.00 20.3 45.3 7.8 2.2 17.6 6.80 100.00 1790 21.5 33.5 8.3 3.8 16.1 16.80 100.00 1800
as indicated, customs duties or tariffs on the importation of various goods, including food excise taxes on the sale of foodstuffs – beer, wine, bread, meat, fish, etc. – and other consumables, such as textiles. levied at the same rate for everybody without exemptions. excise duties had long been imposed in continental European countries, but were not introduced into England until much later: in the Long Parliament of July 1643, just after the outbreak of the Civil War between Parliament and the Crown. (9) The following table indicates both the proportions and regressivity of both excise taxes and customs duties on consumption: CHIEF SOURCES OF BRITISH GOVERNMENT REVENUES as percentages of total revenues Years Customs Excises Stamp Post Land Others TOTAL duties duties taxes office taxes 1700 35.0 23.7 2.1 1.8 34.1 3.30 100.00 1710 25.5 29.5 1.9 1.2 34.9 7.00 100.00 1720 26.4 39.2 2.8 1.5 24.4 5.70 100.00 1730 31.3 44.8 2.5 1.5 24.9 -5.00 100.00 1740 24.7 49.0 2.3 1.5 26.4 -3.90 100.00 1750 20.6 46.2 1.8 1.2 29.6 0.60 100.00 1760 22.9 45.8 3.1 0.9 29.2 -1.90 100.00 1770 25.0 45.2 3.0 1.4 15.8 9.60 100.00 1780 22.1 48.5 4.3 1.1 20.1 3.90 100.00 1790 20.3 45.3 7.8 2.2 17.6 6.80 100.00 1800 21.5 33.5 8.3 3.8 16.1 16.80 100.00
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