Stamp Act 1712
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Stamp Act 1712
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The Stamp Act 1712 was an act passed in the Kingdom of Great Britain on 1 August 1712 to create a new tax on publishers, particularly of newspapers. Newspapers were subjected to tax and price increased. The stamp tax was a tax on each newspaper and thus hit cheaper papers and popular readership harder than wealthy consumers. It was increased in 1797, reduced in 1836 and was finally ended in 1855, thus allowing a cheap press. It was enforced until its repeal in 1855. The initial assessed rate of
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Act of Parliament of Great Britain
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_1712
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2024-01-13T16:46:34Z
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