A Treatise of Taxes and Contributions by Sir William Petty

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61588.html.images 249 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61588.epub3.images 378 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61588.epub.images 376 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61588.epub.noimages 170 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61588.kf8.images 458 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61588.kindle.images 402 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61588.txt.utf-8 203 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/61588/pg61588-h.zip 433 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687
LoC No. 08028821
Title A Treatise of Taxes and Contributions
Shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assessements, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, raising of coins, harth-money, excize, &c.; with several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning warres, the church, universities, rents & purchases, usury & exchange, banks & lombards, registries for conveyances, beggars, ensurance, exportation of money [&] wool, free-ports, coins, housing, liberty of conscience, &c.; the same being frequently applied to the present state and affairs of Ireland.
Credits Produced by John Campbell and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)
Summary "A Treatise of Taxes and Contributions" by Sir William Petty is a historical treatise written in the 17th century. This work delves into the nature and structure of taxes and contributions within the context of the economy and governance of England and Ireland. It examines various fiscal mechanisms, including land tax, customs, excise, and state expenditures, while also discussing the socio-political implications of taxation. The opening of the treatise introduces the author's perspective on the necessity of tax regulation, especially in Ireland, which was under English governance at the time. Petty describes the fiscal burdens a military presence imposes on a vulnerable populace and suggests regulatory reforms for parish structures. He emphasizes the need for understanding the economic exchanges and wealth distribution to ameliorate the conditions affecting taxation and public policy, thereby establishing a foundation for his subsequent arguments regarding efficient tax structures and public funding. The preface reveals Petty's intentions to provide a comprehensive assessment that may contribute to the efficiently of governance and the welfare of the populace, particularly in the context of Irish stability. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class HJ: Social sciences: Public finance
Subject Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1660-1688
Subject Finance -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800
Subject Taxation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800
Category Text
EBook-No. 61588
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 71 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!