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Vingtième
What was it? Who paid it?
A tax of about 5% on goods produced, it was levied by gov when extra income was needed (usually in wartime)
Everyone paid it - one of few taxes nobility had to pay
Capitation
What was it? Who paid it?
A tax per person, as counted by a census
Everyone paid it
Taille
What was it? Who paid it?
Land tax, major tax on all French subjects
The Third Estate - wealthy land owners and the peasantry
Tithe
What was it? Who paid it?
Peasants paid about 10% of their harvests - to pay for the local clergy - often paid in grain, stored in tithe barns
The Third Estate paid - First and Second exempt from paying tithes
Don gratuit
What was it? Who paid it?
Voluntary annual gift to the king
Paid by Church to the King - usually less than 5% of annual income
Corvée royale
Labour tax - corvée took workers away from fields for 6-30 days oer year so they could do unpaid work, fixing roads
Peasants paid
