Income tax II in 1188 to raise money for the Third Crusade. The tithe demanded that each layperson in England and Wales be taxed one tenth of their personal income and moveable property. The inception date of the modern income tax is typically accepted as 1799, at the suggestion of Henry Beeke, the future Dean of Bristol. This income tax was introduced into Great Britain by Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger in his budget of December 1798, to pay for weapons and equipment for the French Revolutionary War. Pitt's new graduated (progressive) income tax began at a levy of 2 old
Income Tax Amendments Act, 2006 Montreal also testified against the clause, while the Mayor of Halifax sent a letter opposing the clause. The bill did not pass the Senate committee prior to the dissolution of Parliament for the 2008 Canadian federal election. When the Conservative Party released their platform for the election, Prime Minister Harper announced that if re-elected, they would not proceed with the clause. Income Tax Amendments Act, 2006 The Income Tax Amendments Act, 2006 was a bill introduced in the Canadian Parliament in 2007 by the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. It was numbered Bill C-10 of the second session