History A-Level
Economic independence and taxation
What Economic independence and taxation means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Economic independence and taxation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The end of the 'composite tax system' in 1991 allowed married women to receive savings interest without tax deducted at source, following 1990's independent taxation.
Topics that use Economic independence and taxation
- Paper 3, Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 - 1 Changing patterns of women’s lives within the family and in the world of work (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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