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Selective Employment Tax

Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1968

Harold Wilson19 March 1968

London · Government / Labour Party Government

The Budget raises Selective Employment Tax by 50 percent to restrain domestic demand and encourage exports.

Names involved

Harold Wilson

Provenance

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