A review of the excise scheme: in answer to a pamphlet intitled The rise and fall of the late projected excise impartially considered [1733]

Language: English. Approximately 84 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1733. Text in English. This pamphlet is a critical review of the excise scheme proposed in England during the early 18th century. The author, William Pulteney, Earl of Bath, responds to a previous work titled 'The rise and fall of the late projected excise' by a 'Friend to the English constitution'. The text provides a detailed analysis of the economic and political implications of the excise proposal, arguing against its implementation. The work is significant for its historical context and its contribution to the debate on taxation and governance in early modern Britain. Book images are non-contractual.