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McKenna, n.|məˈkɛnə|
[The name of Reginald McKenna (1863–1943), British Liberal politician.]
McKenna duties, customs duties imposed on imports of ‘luxury’ items such as cars by McKenna, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his wartime budget of 1915.
1923Hansard (Commons) 12 June 322 In 1913..the total value of the commodities which are now subject to the McKenna duties amounted to {pstlg}2,600,000 odd. 1949Dict. National Biogr. [Snowden] abolished the protective ‘McKenna duties’. 1985H. Oxbury Great Britons 228/1 In his first budget, he..imposed duties on articles such as motor cars, clocks, and watches, which were regarded as luxurious. These, the famous McKenna duties, were intended to be temporary, but they were continued when the war ended. |