Witte helping Russian Industrialisation
- Created by: Beth Evans
- Created on: 15-01-13 21:45
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How Witte Obtained the Capital for Industrial Development
- Increased indirect taxes - heavy taxation
- Mounted drive to swell grain export
- Reduced imports by increasing tariffs (Protected Tariffs)
- Tariff Act 1891: duties increased so Russian Iron, industrial machinery and raw cotton were heavily protected
- Import duties reached 33%
Agricultural Developments 1881-1904
- Criticised for no policies
- Increased extraction of grain from peasants by over…
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