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  2. Board of First Fruits - Wikipedia

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    In 1778, the Irish Parliament agreed a grant of £6,000, followed by £1,500 in 1779–1780, £6,000 in 1781–1782, £3,000 in 1783–1784 and £5,000 each year from 1785 to 1800. During the period 1791–1803, the board spent £55,600 towards the building of 88 churches and 116 glebe houses.

  3. Land Tax (England) - Wikipedia

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    The amounts due from each place only changed in proportion to the fixed sum for the whole country. For example, if the rate was four shillings a place might have to pay £10,000 out of the £2 million total. If the rate was two shillings, the total for the country became £1 million, and the place would have to pay £5,000.

  4. History of taxation in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Friend of the People; & his Petty New Tax Gatherer paying John Bull a visit (1806), James Gillray. The history of taxation in the United Kingdom includes the history of all collections by governments under law, in money or in kind, including collections by monarchs and lesser feudal lords, levied on persons or property subject to the government, with the primary purpose of raising revenue.

  5. Pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    Until 1800, these circulated at a rate of 4/9d for 8 reales. After 1800, a rate of 5/– for 8 reales was used. After 1800, a rate of 5/– for 8 reales was used. The Bank then issued silver tokens for 5/– (struck over Spanish dollars) in 1804, followed by tokens for 1/6 d and 3/– between 1811 and 1816.

  6. List of British banknotes and coins - Wikipedia

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    Coin Pre-decimalisation value Post-decimalisation value [1] Dates of use Notes Mite ⁠ 1 / 24 ⁠ d £0.0001736 15th century The Flemish groat approximately matched the English penny c 1420-1480 and was divided into 24 mites.

  7. History of inheritance taxes in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    William Harcourt, successful promoter of 1894 reforms. The succession duty's taxation of the life interest in real property, as opposed to its full capital value, was seen to be unfair to heirs of different ages, as elder heirs effectively received a life interest that was lower in value than one received by a younger heir, even when they were shares in the same property.

  8. Tax and pay hikes to see UK firms pay £2,300 more per low ...

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    However, many smaller firms will not pay any national insurance at all this year due to the employment allowance rising from £5,000 to £10,500, which makes some businesses exempt from the tax.

  9. Thellusson v Woodford - Wikipedia

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    Peter Thellusson directed the income of his property, consisting of real estate of the annual value of about £5,000 and personal estate amounting to over £600,000, to be accumulated during the lives of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, living at the time of his death, and the survivor of them.