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Sources of the public Revenue
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is said, might be raised by this single tax than what is at present drawn from all those heavier taxes.

£ s. d.
In 1772, the old malt tax produced . . . 722,023 11 11⁠0/1⁠
The additional . . . . . . . 356,776 7 ⁠9+3/4⁠
In 1773, the old tax produced . . . . . 561,627 3 ⁠7+1/2⁠
The additional . . . . . . . 278,650 15 ⁠3+3/4⁠
In 1774, the old tax produced . . . . . 624,614 17 ⁠5+3/4⁠
The additional . . . . . . . 310,745 2 ⁠8+1/2⁠
In 1775, the old tax produced . . . . . 657,357 0 ⁠8+1/4⁠
The additional . . . . . . . 323,785 12 ⁠6+1/4⁠
4)3,835,580 12 ⁠0+3/4⁠
Average of these four years . . . . 958,895 3 ⁠0+3/16⁠
In 1772, the country excise produced . . 1,243,128 5 3⁠0/1⁠
The London brewery . . . . . 408,260 7 ⁠2+3/4⁠
In 1773, the country excise . . . . . 1,245,808 3 3⁠0/1⁠
The London brewery . . . . . 405,406 17 ⁠10+1/2⁠
In 1774, the country excise . . . . . 1,246,373 14 ⁠5+1/2⁠
The London brewery . . . . . 320,601 18 ⁠0+1/4⁠
In 1775, the country excise . . . . . 1,214,583 6 1⁠0/1⁠
The London brewery . . . . . 463,670 7 ⁠0+1/4⁠
4)6,547,832 19 ⁠2+1/4⁠
Average of these four years . . . . 1,636,958 4 ⁠9+1/2⁠
To which adding the average malt . . 958,895 3 ⁠0+3/16⁠
tax, or . . . . . . . . .
The whole amount of those different . . 2,595,853 7 ⁠9+11/16⁠
taxes comes out to be . . . .
But by tripling the malt tax, or by . . 2,876,685 9 ⁠0+9/16⁠
raising it from six to eighteen
shillings upon the quarter of
malt, that single tax would pro-
duce . . . . . . . . . .
A sum which exceeds the foregoing . . 280,832 1 ⁠2+14/16⁠
by. . . . . . . . . . .

Under the old malt tax, indeed, is comprehended a tax of four shillings upon the hogshead of cider, and another of ten shillings upon the barrel of mum. In 1774, the tax

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