Hearth tax and became widespread in the 14th century when the royal finances were unable to bear the rising costs of war and state agents. In particular, "fouages" were levied in 1342 and 1349. The "hearth-penny" was an Anglo-Saxon term for "Peter's pence". In England, hearth tax, also known as hearth money, chimney tax, or chimney money, was a tax imposed by Parliament in 1662, to support the Royal Household of King Charles II. Following the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Parliament calculated that the Royal Household needed an annual income of £1,200,000. The hearth tax was a supplemental tax to
A Collection of Goodies (Special Tax Edition) A Collection of Goodies (Special Tax Edition) "A Collection of Goodies (Special Tax Edition)" is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series "The Goodies". The episode was written by The Goodies, with songs and music by Bill Oddie. The Goodies attempt to save money by inventing claims on a Tax Evasion Form. The episode then sees Graeme's computer recalling the claims from the form. Once the claim has gone through, the Goodies perform to make money, but make nothing and then discover that they have been in the queue to the local unemployment office. The special used new