The Newly Efficient Taxation Systems in Many European Realms of the Seventeenth

question 61

Multiple Choice

The newly efficient taxation systems in many European realms of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries paid for many expenses,but by far the most expensive expenditure made by states was:

• A)war.
• B)patronage of the arts.
• C)public building programs.
• D)infrastructure renewal.
• E)construction of royal residences.

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Purchase Demand

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Perpetual Inventory System

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Liability Credited

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Asset Debited

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