Question

Taille was a/an _____.

• A. Indirect tax
• B. Direct tax
• C. Agricultural produce
• D. Situation of extreme poverty

Answer 1

The correct option is B Direct tax

• The taille was a direct land tax on the French peasantry and non-nobles in Ancien Régime France.
• The tax was imposed on each household and was based on how much land it held, and was directly paid to the state.