FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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Freedom of religion
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Fair taxation
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A limit to the power of the monarchy
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Ability to gain positions in government based on education
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Detailed explanation-1: -The ability-to-pay principle The most suitable taxes from this standpoint are personal levies (income, net worth, consumption, and inheritance taxes). Historically there was common agreement that income is the best indicator of ability to pay.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the decades leading to the French Revolution, peasants paid a land tax to the state (the taille) and a 5% property tax (the vingtième; see below). All paid a tax on the number of people in the family (capitation), depending on the status of the taxpayer (from poor to prince).
Detailed explanation-3: -The peasants paid taxes to the state such as taille (land tax), gabelle (salt tax), etc., and provided free labour (corvee) for the construction of public roads. Burdened by the demands of the state, nobility and clergy, the peasants were in despair at the prospect of dying of starvation.
Detailed explanation-4: -If you are aggrieved by an order of an Assessing Officer (AO), you can file an appeal against the same before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) by submitting duly filled Form 35 online on the e-Filing portal. 2.