The 1830 budget and repeal
Parliament and public opinion in Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9983607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin McElroy (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 141 |
| Pages | 38-52 |
| Publication date | 2008-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Irish Historical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-1214 • E-ISSN: 2056-4139 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021121400007471 |
| OpenAlex | W2325234779 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
During the budget speech of 1830, Henry Goulburn, the chancellor of the exchequer, announced: ‘On the people of that country [Ireland] the same stamp duties will be imposed as are imposed here.’ The government planned ‘to assimilate the laws relating to the stamp duties in different parts of the empire to place the management of the whole of that branch of the revenue under the Stamp-Office in England.’ This proposal was one of several announced by Goulburn to counter the economic slump that the United Kingdom was experiencing after a number of poor harvests. Along with specific measures designed to relieve distress, the Wellington government aimed at ensuring there was no loss of revenue in order to prevent further government borrowing
Economics · Exchequer · Government (linguistics · Order (exchange · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Repeal · Revenue · Australian History and Society · Finance · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Irish and British Studies · Law · Public Administration
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |