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Lex Caecilia de vectigalibus
Roman law on customs and duties From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The lex Caecilia de vectigalibus was a Roman law passed in 60 BC, and proposed by the praetor Caecilius Metellus Nepos, concerning the abolition of port duties in Italy.[1][2]
The Senate wished to remove Nepos' name from the bill, and replace it with another, but this attempt failed.[3]
Background
The complaints against port duties were not so much against the tax itself, but against the behaviour of the publicani during their collections.[4] Under Caesar taxes on imported commodities from overseas were reimposed.
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