Rise and Fall of the Late Projected Excise Impartially Consider'd

Published in 1733, this spirited pamphlet by William Pulteney, Earl of Bath, presents a scathing critique of the proposed excise tax on wine and tobacco that was being considered by the British government at the time. Pulteney argues that the tax, far from being a source of revenue for the state, would only serve to hurt the economy and make life harder for the common people. A must-read for anyone interested in economic policy and the history of taxation in England.

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