In 1705, Emperor Peter I of Russia instituted a beard tax. Those who paid the tax were required to carry a 'beard token'. This was a copper or silver token inscribed with 'the tax has been taken' and 'the beard is a superfluous burden'.
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Indirect taxes
Taxes collected from an individual or business other than the person actually paying the tax, for example, GST.
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