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The revenue act of 1932 was at the time the largest peacetime tax increase in american history.

Revenue act of 1932 hoover. 169 raised united states tax rates across the board with the rate on top incomes rising from 25 percent to 63 percent. Keynesian theory after all focuses on the contractionary effects of tax increases. Firearms shells and cartridges. Signed by president herbert hoover on june 6th 1932 the act raised the top marginal income tax rate from 25 to 63.

Indeed the revenue act of 1932 increased american tax rates greatly in an attempt to balance the federal budget and by doing so it dealt another contractionary blow to the economy by further discouraging spending. Roosevelt s new deal initiated in early 1933 did include a. Largest peacetime tax increase to that date was signed into law by. Coal coke and copper.

Congress passed the revenue act of 1932 five months before franklin roosevelt won his bid for the white house. The hoover administration s final attempt to stymie the great depression was the emergency relief and construction act also signed in 1932. As the depression worsened in 1931 and 1932 hoover reluctantly gave into calls for direct federal intervention establishing the reconstruction finance corporation and signing a major public works bill. And the banking act of 1932 signed by herbert hoover on february 27 subtitled an act to improve the facilities of the federal reserve system for the service of commerce industry and agriculture to provide means for meeting the needs of member banks in exceptional circumstances.

However the economy did not. Revenue act of 1932 hoover signed this act making income tax rate increase 63 which worsened the depression. Most economists have been critical of the act. Civilian concentration corps.

Populist revolt led to the revenue act of 1932. Herbert hoover the revenue act of 1932 was a result of an attempt to balance the federal budget and to maintain the national credit. Other articles where revenue act is discussed. The revenue act of 1932 the largest peacetime tax increase to that date was signed into law by president herbert hoover on june 6 1932.

The revenue act of 1932 june 6 1932 ch. The estate tax was doubled and corporate taxes were raised by almost 15 percent. Some of the most important elements of the new deal tax regime were engineered by herbert hoover. At the same time he signed the revenue act of 1932 which sought to maintain a balanced budget by raising taxes.

But key elements of the law including an array of regressive consumption taxes remained a cornerstone of federal finance throughout. The act also fostered the very first federal gas tax. References modern world history period and depth studies.