head tax
noun[CorU]
TAXukusataxthat is the sameamountfor everyone and is notbasedonincome:
Companies with 50 or moreworkerspay$4 amonthperemployeeunder aheadtaxthat'swidelydespisedbecause itpenalizesbusinesseswithlargepayrolls.
Examplesofhead tax
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Revenues from aheadtaxwere paid in cash locally and went directly to the lieutenant governor of the colony.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Headtaxincreased from 5 to 20 francs/man over 16 years old.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Not only were provisions demanded (milk, foodstuffs, meat and warm clothing), but also an annualheadtaxof 200 rubles was imposed on the town.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He also changed the tax system from based on land ownership to aheadtaxin 376.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The king granted titles and income, based on thisheadtax.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The first was to create aheadtaxthat would be imposed upon certain immigrants entering the country.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He also initiated judicial reform, reorganized municipal government and established a generalheadtax.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, the government has largely been resistant to the calls of apologizing and refunding theheadtaxto the payers or their descendants.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This class shared certain obligations and restrictions with the unfree, for example aheadtax, and a restricted right to marry.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theheadtaxwas abolished and the inheritance tax was introduced.
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