Answer :
In favour: from the point of view of the British, the act gave the East India Company an advantage and supported the company's economical situation. Argument against: from the point of view of the American population this was an imposition of Britain's will on the Americans and a tax on Americans (who were taxed but did not have the power over themselves) - so it was an unfair rule imposed on them, from which they had no benefit at all, only loss
