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Correct Answer: C: UK
Explanation: The correct answer is C: UK. The United Kingdom first introduced income tax in 1799 by Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger to finance the Napoleonic Wars. The tax was temporary but was reintroduced permanently in 1842.
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