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  • In the past, what different things have English people done to their houses to avoid paying special taxes?
    ......
  • In the UK, what are television licences and why do they exist?
    bbc free of adverts
  • What effect did King Henry VIII's beard tax have and why?
    status
  • What two main types of tax are mentioned at the beginning of the second article?
    tax on money you earn /things you buy
  • Why is small change not necessary in Sweden?
    Swish-pay electronically
  • What are two advantages and two disadvantages of the disappearance of cash from daily life?
    fewer robberies/thefts, safely, D: hackers, phone run out of battery, spend more
  • Why is it strange or unusual that Sweden in particular will probably be the first country to stop using cash?
    first country to adopt banknotes
  • What is Swish and how is it helping Sweden to become cashless?
    mobile payment platform...
  • Why and how did Peter the Great implement his Beard Tax?
    western style/loyalty
  • How is it possible that 97 % of all Swedish people can use debit or credit cards?
    anyone over 7 can have one