21. This marked the first time a pope ever imposed a direct tax on his clerical subjects. 22. Ravi Kant, chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes , said he is serious about reform. 23. They are expected to be funded by their sales, and not be given direct tax money. 24. In " Pollock v . Farmers'Loan & Trust Co . ", the unconstitutionally unapportioned direct taxes . 25. Legal challenges centered on whether the income tax then in force constituted a " direct tax ". 26. The government also cut direct tax rates, continuing its practice of lowering direct tax rates since 1986. 27. Direct tax rates were also reduced correspondingly.28. By 1856, the alcohol taxes outweighed the direct tax , by 36 percent to 20 percent of revenues. 29. In effect, the latter clause required any " direct tax " to be based on a census. 30. Those eligible to vote were men over 24, divided by their direct tax revenue into three classes.
