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Originally Posted by ian@huth
From what was said on the news stamp duty was first introduced in the 17th century to help fund the Anglo - French war. It was a duty on any kind of written contract.
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And income tax was brought in before WW1 as a temporary measure due to protests about an import duty I believe.
It was only supposed to be in place until they found a permanent replacement for the duty!
Ah just found the history of income tax if anyone is interested
http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/history/