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Just Taxes: The Politics of Taxation in Britain, 1914-1979 Book

This major work of original synthesis explores the politics of taxation in the twentieth century. In 1979, taxes took almost half of the total national income, and contributed to the rise of Margaret Thatcher. But the level of taxation had risen from 10% in 1914 to about 25% between the wars, without provoking serious discontent as in other European countries; and it rose again with the Second World War. Why were these earlier tax increases accepted--and why was there such discontent by 1979?Read More

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    This original work explores the politics of British taxation in the twentieth century. By 1979, taxes were taken from almost half of the total national income, and contributed to the political rise of Margaret Thatcher. But the level of taxation had risen from 10% in 1914 to about 25% between the wars, without provoking serious discontent (as in other European countries). It also grew again during the Second World War. This study explores the reasons that the earlier tax increases were accepted, and not those of 1979.

  • 0521814006
  • 9780521814003
  • Martin Daunton
  • 17 October 2002
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 422
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