HISTORY
RIG VEDIC PERIOD
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Question
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The expenditure of the government was low
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The people were not settled permanently in one locality
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The people were not accustomed to paying land tax
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The king was not considered as the proprietor of the land
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the Rig Vedic period there was no system of taxation as because there was no state at all. That was an age of cattle-rearing and the general economy of the society depended essentially on it. The lede f the group, clan or community never could extort something like a tax regularly.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the early Vedic period the king collected taxes regularly from his subjects. The taxes were called bali and consisted of 1/6 the agricultural produce or cattle for a given person. Another form of bali was tributes extracted from conquered enemies by the king.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bali was voluntary tax which people used to pay during Later Vedic Period.
Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: Bhagadugha was the revenue collector during Vedic period.