8 sentences with 'revenue'
Example sentences and phrases with the word revenue and other words derived from it.
• « Thus, there was a vicious circle of loss of land, loss of revenue and poor military performance that caused Roman power to simply disintegrate over the course of less than a century. Not even the handful of effective emperors and generals in the west during that period could stem the tide of defeat. »
• « There is another factor to consider, one that is more difficult to pin down than the amount of tax revenue or the existence of Constantinople's walls. Simply put, Roman identity - the degree to which social elites, soldiers and possibly ordinary citizens considered themselves 'Roman' and remained loyal to the Empire - seems to have been stronger in the eastern empire than in the west. »
• « In general, vassals did not have to pay taxes to their feudal lords (all tax revenue came from the peasants). »
• « In the process, states were forced to raise enormous amounts of revenue to cover the costs of weapons, mercenaries and new fortifications. This was an extremely costly undertaking. »
• « Even the larger kingdoms such as France constantly needed additional sources of wealth, leading to new taxes to maintain the revenue stream. »
• « They also managed to reform the tax system to gain access to more revenue, especially by taxing trade, so that by 1500 the Spanish army was the largest and most feared in Europe. »
• « Later Popes succumbed to the temptation to sell indulgences to raise revenue, especially as Renaissance-era Popes built up their own secular power and patronised the art and architecture associated with the Vatican. »
• « Richelieu managed to increase the revenue from the taille, the direct tax on land, almost threefold during his term of office (r. 1628 - 1642). »