Monarch

GEORGE II

Year

1747

Title

21 Geo. II, c. 2,

Description

An Act for granting to his Majesty an additional Duty on Wine, Silk, Hops, China Earthen Japanned or Lacquered Ware and Vinegar; and also a Tax of Four Shillings in the Pound on all Salaries Profits of Employments Fees and Pensions to be applied to pay an Interest of Five Pounds per Cent. per Annum upon such Part of the Sum of One Hundred Thousand Pounds Part of the Sum of Three Hundred Thousand Pounds formerly raised and to pay an Interest of Four Pounds per Cent. per Annum upon such Part of the Sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds also formerly raised as shall remain unpaid on the Twenty Fifth Day of December One thousand seven hundred and forty seven; as also to pay an Interest of Four Pounds per Cent. per Annum for such Part of the Sum of Seventy Thousand Pounds as hath been or shall be borrowed pursuant to an Act passed the last Session of Parliament and towards the Discharge of the said Principal Sums.

Classification

Revenue - additional duties, national debt [rv]