Why did Richard III abolish and later restore forced gifts called benevolences?

Richard III initially abolished "benevolences"—forced gifts of money extorted from subjects without the consent of Parliament—as part of his effort to present himself as a reformer committed to justice and to distance his reign from the perceived misrule of his brother, Edward IV. In 1484, Parliament formally outlawed these practices, labeling them "new and unlawful inventions".12

However, Richard III later revived the use of benevolences due to sheer financial desperation. Despite his intentions to improve governance, he faced the immense costs of mobilizing for war over a two-year period to defend against the threat of an invasion from France by Henry Tudor. Ultimately, the king's need for funds to secure his position against these external threats forced him to abandon his earlier reformist stance and reinstate the unpopular levies.2