Top 7 Most Ridiculous Taxes Ever Imposed By The Authorities

England’s fireplace tax

Medieval England is definitely among the leading countries in terms of ridiculous tariffs imposed, mainly because the monarchs always seemed to run out of cash. The fireplace tax constitutes the perfect example in this direction. It was in place between 1660 and 1684, but it only applied to the lower-end class, which naturally forced the people to attempt to conceal the fireplaces and chimneys. When a massive fire broke out in 1684, engulfing over twenty homes and killing four people, the rulers finally decided the tax was a bad idea.