NATIONAL TAXATION.
In an interesting paper on War Taxation, recently read before the National Beform Union, at Manchester, Mr William Stokes presented the following suggestive table, showing that the industry, trade, and manufactures of Great Britain are more shackled and burdened by needless taxation than those of any other nation ; —
National Debt. g™^ Ducal Hessioj ... £ 228,916 ... £ 0 6 4 Sweden 4,114,880 ... 10 0 Norway 1,854,157 ... 1 110 Chili, South America 2,933,405 ... 115 0 Prussia (1866) ... 42,123,064 ... 115 8 Turkey 69,142,270 ... 119 1 Oldenburg 621,585 ... 2 12 Electoral Hesse ... 1,845,892 ... 2 9 6 Brazil 30,762,289 ... 3 13 Hanover 6,423,955 ... 3 3 6 Russia ... ... 274,544,770 ... 314 1 Wurtemberg ... 7,033,911 ... 319 6 Saxony 9,912,049 ... 4 410 Belgium 25,070,021 ... 5 0 7 Brunswick 1,707,707 ... 516 5 Bavaria 29,669,267 ... 6 3 5 Baden 9,256,728 ... 6 9 6 Austria 288,965,064 ... 7 5 3 Denmark 14,862,465 ... 818 9 Italy 211,503,298 ... 9 8 3 Portugal 42,930,472 ... 917 4 Spain 163,927,471 ... 10 4 6 Greece 11,000,000 ... 12 15 3 France 56 J,680,057 ... 14 18 9 Hamburg 4.222,897 ... 16 16 5 United States ... 679,880,391 ... 18 18 9 Holland 81,790,799 ... 21 17 10 Great Britain ... 797,031,660 , 20 10 0 domtyt J»*pw*,
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Southland Times, Issue 1153, 25 October 1869, Page 3
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190NATIONAL TAXATION. Southland Times, Issue 1153, 25 October 1869, Page 3
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