Joined:
08/23/2003
Posts:
12,814
Likes:
408
The same thing happened in France.
When I was in Honfleur in 2014, my tour group was told that buildings were taxed according to the size of their windows. Whether this was true of the city, the region of Normandy, or all of France, I don't know.
Thread Replies (10)
12/31/1695: A window tax is imposed in England,
-- PhotoHokieNC
Dec 31, 2023 at 08:35 AM ET
PhotoHokieNC
•
12/31/23 08:35 AM ET
The had a food tax in Britain too, they stopped making it.**
-- MEHOKIE
Dec 31, 2023 at 03:08 PM ET
MEHOKIE
•
12/31/23 03:08 PM ET
I guess they saw right through that.**
-- B777Fr8Dog
Dec 31, 2023 at 02:08 PM ET
B777Fr8Dog
•
12/31/23 02:08 PM ET
Seems like a real pane to deal with.**
-- MP4VT2004
Dec 31, 2023 at 03:07 PM ET
MP4VT2004
•
12/31/23 03:07 PM ET
After that, they got all sashy.**
-- MEHOKIE
Dec 31, 2023 at 03:14 PM ET
MEHOKIE
•
12/31/23 03:14 PM ET
Gonna have to mull..ion these over**
-- RTFC
Dec 31, 2023 at 09:42 PM ET
RTFC
•
12/31/23 09:42 PM ET
The same thing happened in France.
◄
-- Merlin Hokie
Dec 31, 2023 at 01:43 PM ET
Merlin Hokie
•
12/31/23 01:43 PM ET
In DC, they have the Au Bon Pane tax**
-- MEHOKIE
Dec 31, 2023 at 03:16 PM ET
MEHOKIE
•
12/31/23 03:16 PM ET
Did the guide provide an explanation for the fenestration penalization?
-- MP4VT2004
Dec 31, 2023 at 03:10 PM ET
MP4VT2004
•
12/31/23 03:10 PM ET
you still see the bricked windows
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Dec 31, 2023 at 10:10 AM ET
MrBayAreaHokie
•
12/31/23 10:10 AM ET
They all use Macs now, tho'.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Dec 31, 2023 at 01:19 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
•
12/31/23 01:19 PM ET