<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMwaka 1846 Bunge la Uingereza lilipitisha sheria ya kuunganisha sukari na sukari kama sehemu ya sera mpya ya biashara huru.  <response>: As a further blow to the economy, the British Parliament passed the Sugar Equalization Act in 1846 as part of a new free-trade policy. 