Wallpaper tax
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Thewallpaper taxwas aproperty taxintroduced in Great Britain in 1712, during the reign ofQueen Anne.Patterned, printed, or paintedwallpaperwas initially taxed at 1dpersquare yard,rising to 1s(equivalent to £4.58 as of 2023),[1]by 1809. The tax was bypassed by purchasing untaxed plain paper and having it handstenciled.The tax was abolished in 1836.[2][3]
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- ^UKRetail Price Indexinflation figures are based on data fromClark, Gregory (2017)."The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)".MeasuringWorth.Retrieved7 May2024.
- ^Parissien 1995,p. 192
- ^Jeff Howell (31 Jul 2002)."On the level: building tax".Telegraph.co.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 14 November 2012.Retrieved7 June2010.
- Bibliography
- Parissien, Steven (1995),The Georgian House,Aurum Press,ISBN978-1-85410-370-3