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To dust, to dancing, and even to shadow. Back in the 18th century, Benjamin Franklin said that in life there is nothing inevitable but death and taxes. Moreover, the latter appeared long before the phrase was pronounced by a famous politician.
The need to collect taxes arose when they became develop the first state. Initially levied on fees ownership of land, livestock and workers. But the needs of the state grew, and with them appeared more and more strange, and sometimes even ridiculous taxes. Emperor Vespasian ordered a levy in Rome use of public toilets, a tax existed in Byzantium on the air, the owners of expensive houses were obliged to pay, and in Bashkiria in the XVII century a tax on eye color was introduced.
Toilets tax The Roman emperor introduced such a tax Vespasian, who ruled in the 70s of our era, for which he was reproached own son, who was against such a tax. But Vespasian took the money that was “earned” by this tax, and brought it to the nose of the son. What do you think he said at that? Yes, yes, “money is not smell. ” And indeed, the Romans are so used to marble public toilets that kept going there and paying for it money.
The tax on baths Peter I invented and introduced a tax on baths. IN In 1704, a decree was issued according to which the primary merchants and Duma assessors gave from home baths – 3 rubles, not rich merchants – 1 ruble each, and peasant people – 15 kopecks. Shadow Tax Yes, intangible assets can also be taxed. So in In Venice, such a tax was introduced in 1993, that is, more recently. According to the tax, all establishments have to pay, the shadow of umbrellas and awnings which falls on urban land. It is clear that the shadow is very difficult to remove, therefore the tax brings to the treasury of Venice quite a lot of money.
The tax on freedom In ancient Rome existed as called free tax (manumission), which was supposed to be paid in case of release by the master of his slave. In some in cases the landlord himself paid this tax, since it was understood that he is rich enough to let the slave go free. In the majority In this case, the tax was paid by the exempt! Imagine – a slave paid a large sum for his release, became free worker, and it turns out that he must pay Rome the amount for being free.
Teeth tax East is a delicate matter, and even taxes are here have their own unique features. Ottoman Empire famous for the revelry of omnipotent bureaucracy, which is constantly increased their own standard of living, not caring at all about simple people. In particular, local bureaucrats were not very pleased food in the canteens of their departments, because the meat was tough and uncooked, and for dessert served too many sweets. it led to problems with teeth, officials suffered from tooth decay, and Ottoman dentists were very expensive. Therefore, all the hardships transferred to the population, ordering to pay a tax on tooth wear statesmen.
Tax on the sun In the early 2000s, the “solar” collection was introduced in the Balearic Islands. Tax on the sun imposed on everyone tourists coming to the archipelago. Travelers arriving at popular resorts of Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca and other islands, must pay € 1 per day for staying here. Collected Thanks to the tax on the sun, funds are invested in improving tourism infrastructure, such as cleaning beaches and coastal areas from garbage, as well as the restoration of local environmental balance. It is worth noting that in 2012 the Balearic Islands visited by 10.4 million foreign tourists, so the proceeds from The tax on the sun to the treasury turned out to be quite substantial.
Dust tax Very interesting tax relatively recently was introduced by the Armenian authorities. Everyone who owns living space, obliged to pay two drams (approximately fifteen kopecks) for each square meter. The Ministry of Economy of Armenia decided that the population is required to pay dust removal costs. In this case, not it’s important whether it’s clean in the house or not. The tax must be paid.
Gypsum tax Austria is known for its ski resorts, a huge number of which annually come to relax tourists from all over the world. And since many of them often, while riding, they are injured, the authorities were not enough payment of compulsory medical insurance for each tourist, which is entirely went to the treasury. By calculating the annual costs of maintenance and treatment in medical institutions of unlucky skiers (and their every year about 150 thousand are injured), the country’s leadership decided to introduce another and gypsum tax, which is included in the total cost of the permit.
Egypt’s tax on dancing boasts one of the most original taxes of our time. Belly Dancers must diligently replenish the state treasury with their money. This tax has a history dating back centuries. Street dancers in the past paid a special fee. Tradition interrupted in the nineteenth century when under religious pressure public figures were generally banned. Now tax on belly dance ranks fifth among Egypt’s revenue items. it art brings, according to various estimates, up to $ 400 million a year. A one of the largest taxpayers in the country has become a dancer Fifi Abdu.
Tax on peace West African countries are among the most the poor in the world. But despite this, their inhabitants are still taxed taxes, some of which can be classified as very weird. So, the inhabitants of the Republic of Guinea, almost the entire population who lives below the poverty line, still pay tax on peace, although no military action is currently underway in the country. Each year of peaceful life costs citizens about € 17, which is a very tangible amount for the Guineans. For comparison, a kilogram of coffee in the Republic of Guinea can be bought for only 50 Euro cent.
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