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TAILLE

The taille was a form of income tax imposed on unprivileged classes, especially peasant farmers, in France by the king. The tax was levied in those provinces that were 'pays d'election' but not in those provinces that were 'pay d'etat'. The tax was considered unjust and was abolished by the French Revolution.
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