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The Income Tax
The country's financial situation remains rather delicate, prompting discussions about the need for reform. There's a prevailing sentiment that the current taxation systems disproportionately benefit the wealthy while yielding little government revenue. Cabinet member William Pitt The Younger is advocating for temporary income taxation to shore up the country's finances and redistribute wealth, a proposal which will not sit well with the Nobility and the Clergy.
EnglandCountrydynamic historical event.tageng_william_pitt_the_youngerVariabletriggerDefinitionin_game/events/DHE/flavor_ENG.txt:23293
23294type = country_event
23296fire_only_once = yes
23298title = flavor_eng.228.title The Income Tax
23299desc = flavor_eng.228.desc The country's financial situation remains rather delicate, prompting discussions about the need for reform. There's a prevailing sentiment that the current taxation systems disproportionately benefit the wealthy while yielding little government revenue. Cabinet member William Pitt The Younger is advocating for temporary income taxation to shore up the country's finances and redistribute wealth, a proposal which will not sit well with the Nobility and the Clergy.
23300outcome = neutral
23302dynamic_historical_event = {
}
23309trigger = {
23316OR = {
23317monthly_balance < 0
23318num_loans > 1
}
23321at_war = yes
}
23325illustration_tags = {
2332610 = angry
2332710 = interior
}
23330immediate = {
}
23332save_scope_as = target_root_country
23334capital = {
23334save_scope_as = target_location
}
}
23393historical_info = flavor_eng.228.historical_info The income tax was introduced by British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger to address the financial strain caused by the ongoing Napoleonic Wars. Pitt's income tax was designed as a progressive tax, meaning that individuals with higher incomes paid a higher percentage of their income in taxes. It faced opposition from high-income earners and was eventually repelled following the conclusion of the war.