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The hide tax of 1789 was passed by the Four Years Seym primarily with the intention of giving the treasury a fresh source of revenue: the money was badly needed for the reformers' ambitious plans to beef up the army to 100,000 men. At the same time it was expected that the charge would curb the much criticized practice of shipping raw hides abroad and bringing them back after treatment (thus bypassing...
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