When was it published?

January 22, 1778 in The Newport Gazette

Foreign News January 22, 1778

The Newport Gazette

Q: What keywords are associated?

Land Tax, Lord North, Parliament Bill, Tax Collection, Economic Reform

Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island

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What is this article about?

Lord North plans to raise additional supplies next session by collecting land-tax in England and Scotland on real rather than valued rents, via a bill in Parliament, expected to yield a large sum without extra expense, addressing current injustices in valuation.

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Oct. 28. It is said Lord North intends to raise the principal additional supplies next session, by collecting the land-tax in England and Scotland, upon the real, instead of the valued rents, and a bill is preparing to be brought into Parliament for that purpose. It is thought, this will produce a very large sum. It has been represented to Lord North, that the present method of collecting that tax is very unjust: for there are many instances of gentlemen, whose estates are low valued, who pay only six-pence a pound when their neighbours pay two shillings. By this alteration the new taxes will be collected without any additional expence.

What sub-type of article is it?

Economic Policy Tax Reform

What keywords are associated?

Land Tax Lord North Parliament Bill Tax Collection Economic Reform

What entities or persons were involved?

Lord North

Where did it happen?

England And Scotland

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

England And Scotland

Event Date

Oct. 28.

Key Persons

Lord North

Outcome

will produce a very large sum without any additional expense; addresses injustice where some pay six-pence a pound while neighbors pay two shillings.

Event Details

Lord North intends to raise principal additional supplies next session by collecting the land-tax in England and Scotland upon the real, instead of the valued rents. A bill is preparing to be brought into Parliament for that purpose. It has been represented to Lord North that the present method is very unjust, with instances of gentlemen whose estates are low valued paying only six-pence a pound when neighbors pay two shillings. By this alteration the new taxes will be collected without any additional expense.