New Monthly Magazine, and Universal Register, Volume 37Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth E. W. Allen, 1833 |
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Page 18
... duty is now 22s . 6d . a gallon , and the annual con- sumption of duty paid is 30,000 gallons . With a tax of from 250 to 450 per cent . , the average revenue was at least 350,000l .; under a duty of 700 per cent . , it is 26,000l . The ...
... duty is now 22s . 6d . a gallon , and the annual con- sumption of duty paid is 30,000 gallons . With a tax of from 250 to 450 per cent . , the average revenue was at least 350,000l .; under a duty of 700 per cent . , it is 26,000l . The ...
Page 19
... duty is 38. per lb. , or from 600 to 1200 per cent . The tax upon cigars is , proportionately , much lower . In effecting a reduction with a view to put a stop to illicit trading , the duty must , of course , be considerably decreased ...
... duty is 38. per lb. , or from 600 to 1200 per cent . The tax upon cigars is , proportionately , much lower . In effecting a reduction with a view to put a stop to illicit trading , the duty must , of course , be considerably decreased ...
Page 20
... duty - paid consumption . Since that time we all know that smuggling has increased . If the first fact be correct , and the same ratio be extended to Great Britain , the duty on tobacco might be lowered from 3s . to 9d . without loss ...
... duty - paid consumption . Since that time we all know that smuggling has increased . If the first fact be correct , and the same ratio be extended to Great Britain , the duty on tobacco might be lowered from 3s . to 9d . without loss ...
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