Pitt's administrative reforms

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I think he'd have an aneurysm if he saw the state of things today

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What is a sinecure and a notable example of one that Pitt got rid of?

A sinecure is a job that requires little work but pays very handsomely. For example, the Clerkship of the Pells was worth £3000 a year

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What budgeting system did Pitt devise that is still in use in today’s government?

He took estimates of expenditures and drew up parallel tax proposals.

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What did Pitt create at the bank of England for the government?

A consolidated fund into which tax revenue and payments were paid into

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What three reforms reduced financial corruption in government?

An externally run audit office for the government

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a stationary purchasing department

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What was the overall impact of these reforms?

In short, efficiency. It cut unnecessary expenditure and reduced labour duplication

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Not all of Pitt’s reforms made it through parliament, what did he suggest in 1785 that the house of commons shut down?

The abolishment of rotten boroughs