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War Revenue Act

United States · Economy / Taxation. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1917Date range
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Chronological records

1917

William Gibbs McAdoo3 October 1917

Washington · Economy / Taxation

The War Revenue Act raises income, corporate and excess-profits taxes to fund mobilisation.

Names involved

William Gibbs McAdoo

Provenance

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