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Sinking Fund

Great Britain · Economy / Public Finance. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1786Date range
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Chronological records

1786

William Pitt Pitt the Younger1786

London · Economy / Public Finance

Pitt establishes a sinking fund intended to reduce the national debt.

Names involved

William Pitt Pitt the Younger

Provenance

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