Two Pennies Scots
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A duty (tax) of Two Pennies Scots per Scots pint of beer was placed on all beer brewed or sold within various towns in Scotland between the 1700s and the early 1800s. It was used to fund various local needs.
Two pennies Scots was equivalent to one-sixth of a penny Sterling. Adjusting for inflation, that is equivalent to £0.3 in 2023.
A Scots pint was equivalent to about three imperial pints or 1.7 litres of beer.
The last remaining Two Pennies Scots Acts were repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Statute law repeals: Two Pennies Scots Acts". Scottish Law Commission.