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The Origins of Contemporary France
Volume 5 (of 6)

CHAPTER II
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263.)] [Footnote 3223: Necker, "De l'administration des finances," I., 164, and "Rapport aux etats-generaux," May 5th, 1789.

(We arrive at these figures, 179 millions, by combining these documents, on both sides, with the observation that the 3rd vingtieme is suppressed in 1789.)] [Footnote 3224: Charles Nicolas, "les Budgets de la France depuis le commencement du XIXeme siecle" (in tabular form) .-- De Foville, ibid., 356 .-- In the year IX, the sum-total of direct taxes is 308 millions; in the year XI.

360, and in the year XII, 376.

The total income from real-estate in France towards 1800 is 1,500 millions.] [Footnote 3225: It is only after 1816 that the total of each of the four direct taxes can be got at (land, individual, personal, doors and windows).


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