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The following table shows the nature of the tax and the amount of the same calculated to English barrels.
Country. | Nature of Tax. | Amount per English Barrel (round numbers) |
Beer tax | 5s. 9d. | |
Germany - | ||
- - N. German Customs Union | Malt tax | 1s. 6d |
- - Bavaria | Malt tax | 3s. 5d. to 4s. 8d., according to quantity produced |
Belgium | Malt tax | 2s. 9d. |
On Wort | 4s. 1d. | |
Holland | On cubic contents of Mash-Tun or on Malt | About 1s. 9d. to 3s. 3d., according to quality |
Austro-Hungarian Empire | On Wort | 6s. 8d. |
Malt tax | 5s. to 6s. 8d. |
 
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