Beer and Taxes

Beer taxes were long a significant source of government revenue in northern Europe. In Holland the income from beer went into long-term decline 1650 onward. England take remained more stable. both, produced falling share total as expenses increased an era frequent and increasingly costly wars. The fiscal policies pursued reaction to contributing declining led, by 1800, that made tax burden broadly shared Netherlands than it was Great Britain. failure support states, drink had previously, less important health general developments population economies two.