Tonnage and Poundage Act 1660
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The Tonnage and Poundage Act 1660 was a Restoration-era English law that granted the Crown long-term customs revenues on imports and exports, helping to stabilize royal finances after the return of Charles II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tonnage and Poundage Act 1660 canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of England
ⓘ
customs law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
exports
ⓘ
imports ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
English overseas trade ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Restoration of Charles II in 1660 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiary | English royal government ⓘ |
| chronology | followed the Interregnum and Commonwealth period ⓘ |
| collectionAuthority | royal customs officials ⓘ |
| collectionMethod | levied at ports ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1660 ⓘ |
| domain |
maritime trade
ⓘ
overseas commerce ⓘ |
| economicEffect | provided regular income from imports and exports ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedUnderMonarch | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
public finance
ⓘ
taxation ⓘ trade regulation ⓘ |
| grantedTo | the Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped re-establish the financial basis of the restored monarchy
ⓘ
illustrated Parliamentary control over taxation ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
customs revenues
ⓘ
poundage duties ⓘ tonnage duties ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Restoration of the monarchy in 1660
ⓘ
early reign of Charles II ⓘ |
| predecessor | earlier tonnage and poundage grants to English monarchs ⓘ |
| purpose |
to grant long-term customs revenues to the Crown
ⓘ
to stabilize royal finances after the Restoration ⓘ |
| reasonForEnactment | need to secure stable revenue for Charles II after his restoration ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
English customs system
ⓘ
Parliamentary grant of supply ⓘ royal revenue ⓘ |
| revenueType |
poundage (ad valorem customs duties)
ⓘ
tonnage (duties on shipping tonnage) ⓘ |
| taxBase |
ship tonnage
ⓘ
value of goods traded ⓘ |
| temporalContext | Restoration era ⓘ |
| typeOfTax |
customs duty
ⓘ
indirect tax ⓘ |
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