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The window tax was a tax levied by the British government first in 1697 to replace revenue lost through the clipping of coins. The tax levied charges depending upon the number of windows, which led to many buildings bricking up their windows to reduce their tax burden. In 1851 the window tax was abolished.
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The Window Tax was an additional taxation levied in England in proportion to the number of windows in a house. It was first levied in 1695 and abolished in 1851. To avoid the tax many people bricked up some of their windows.
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