REPUBLIC PUBLISHED A REVIEW ON “WAR, WINE AND TAXES” BY JOHN NYE, ISSUED BY GAIDAR INSTITUTE
In the recent past, any government wishing to fill the treasury had to double down on alcohol excise taxes.
Speculations are popular in Russia that our state budget was often based on alcohol excises received by the treasury. They say, allegedly, that callous authorities make people drinking and thrive.
However, John Nye’s brilliant scientific monograph “War, Wine and Taxes”. The Political Economy of Anglo-French Trade, 1689–1900,” says that England, the cradle of European democracy and a market economy, also set a real “drunk budget” in olden times based, however, on beer rather than vodka.
The full text of the review can be found here.
However, John Nye’s brilliant scientific monograph “War, Wine and Taxes”. The Political Economy of Anglo-French Trade, 1689–1900,” says that England, the cradle of European democracy and a market economy, also set a real “drunk budget” in olden times based, however, on beer rather than vodka.
The full text of the review can be found here.