# Soap fee (soap tax)

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## Definition

In the past, visitors to municipal indoor swimming pools were asked to pay in order to be forced to purchase a small bar of soap with their admission ticket. - In some countries - England until 1853, France until 1878 - a tax on soap (soap tax). However, it was abolished again for reasons of epidemics control. Soap was originally considered a luxury item (soap was heavily taxed as a luxury item, and so it was only readily available to the rich). To this day, soap remains a luxury product in some regions of the world (unaffordable for the average private household). Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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