Decimation tax

Definition

A 10% income tax imposed on Royalists to fund the regional cavalry militias used by the Major-Generals.

Used by OCR

Paper 3

A new decimation tax, taking 10% of Royalists’ income, paid for these forces. The government argued that Royalist plotting had made the militia necessary, so Royalists should bear its cost.
Revise: The Instrument of Government and the Major-Generals

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GCSE History · key term

A 10% income tax imposed on Royalists to fund the regional cavalry militias used by the Major-Generals.

Used by OCR

Paper 3

A new decimation tax, taking 10% of Royalists’ income, paid for these forces. The government argued that Royalist plotting had made the militia necessary, so Royalists should bear its cost.
Revise: The Instrument of Government and the Major-Generals

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