| 单词 | shop tax |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshop tax shop tax n. a tax levied on shops or shopkeepers.In earliest use: spec. a tax imposed on all shops (except bakeries) in Great Britain in 1785 and abolished in 1789 (now historical). ΚΠ 1785 Parl. Reg. 1781–96 XVIII. 222 He thought..the shop tax..to all intents and purposes a new house duty. 1789 G. Mason Let. 19 June in G. Washington Papers (1989) Presidential Ser. III. 53 Two Days ago the famous Shop-tax..was repealed. 1839 Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pa.) 18 June One half of the net proceeds of the shop tax..shall be appropriated. 1926 North-China Herald 9 Oct. 61/2 All pawnshops were required to pay a shop tax of $75 a year. 2013 Bristol Evening Post (Nexis) 18 Sept. 6 The decision to drop the proposed shop tax in Bristol has been welcomed by the business community. < as lemmas |
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