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Mrs. Renée Short
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what
Mr. Buchanan-Smith
The information requested is as follows:power, in real terms, of 7s. 6d. when the fee was first set at that level.
Mr. Wiggin
The excise duty for keeping a dog was raised to its present level of 37½p—7s. 6d.—in 1878. I am advised by the Central Statistical Office that, in terms of purchasing power, the corresponding amount today might lie in the range £7-£8.