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Some members of the Tax Advisers Livery Company are interested in the history of tax, and are enthusiastic for the organisation to become involved in this area.
It is a traditional role for a livery company to foster interest in the history of its trade, maintain collections of records and related artefacts, and it is hoped that the body can provide a focus for initiatives in the somewhat neglected area of the history of taxation.
The organisation's first 'history of tax' meeting on Monday 16 February will be chaired by Dr John Avery Jones CBE, and John Jeffrey-Cook will give a talk on ‘the remarkable William Pitt and his taxes’.
He will look at how Pitt became chancellor and prime mnister at the age of 24, and over 22 Budgets introduced more new taxes than any other chancellor before or since. Some were failures. (He also fought a duel.)
The event will be held at the Information Technologists’ Hall, 39A Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7JN. Tea and coffee will be served from 5.30pm, and the meeting will begin at 6pm.
The formal proceedings should be over by 7.30pm, but discussions may continue over a glass of wine at the venue.
The cost is £22 per person. (In addition supper at 8pm at a local restaurant is available on a self-pay basis.)
This event is open to everyone with an interest in the history of tax. Places are limited and advance booking is essential. Please apply to Barbara Abraham, 40A Primrose Gardens, London NW3 4TP, with a cheque payable to WCOTA. Enquiries to barbara.abraham@dunelm.org.uk.
Anyone interested in testing their knowledge of taxes' history should click here for a Taxation quiz.
