Claim: UK residents now have to pay dozens of different taxes, none of which existed 100 years ago.
Fact-check: Income tax, fuel tax and inheritance tax all existed 100 years ago - Full Fact
Verdict: this isn't true. income tax, which is listed in the post, was first introduced in 1799. and there are a number of other taxes mentioned that aren't in place in the uk.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2022-02-10T00:00:00