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**Chris** · 31-03-2015, 15:53

I believe that to be the case. Whatever the stated aims and aspirations of the government of the day, I do not believe there has ever been a ring-fenced tax in the UK. (Income tax, for example, was introduced to pay for the Napoleonic wars, but even then, I don't believe the money raised was reserved exclusively for that purpose).

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Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,135	Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged. I believe that to be the case. Whatever the stated aims and aspirations of the government of the day, I do not believe there has ever been a ring-fenced tax in the UK. (Income tax, for example, was introduced to pay for the Napoleonic wars, but even then, I don't believe the money raised was reserved exclusively for that purpose).