Paulette (tax)
Paulette (French, Droit annuel ) was a levy established in France on December 12, 1604 at the suggestion of the French financier Charles Paulet and named after him, which the king drew annually from the income of all civil servants in the amount of 1/60 of this income . The Paulette, through which the civil servants secured the inheritance of their positions, was abolished by the French Revolution .
literature
- James Derouet: Le droit de Paulette . In: Ders .: Les impôts en Touraine. Impôt de terre et pot de fer . Édition du Petit Pavé, Saint-Jean-des-Mauvrets 2011, ISBN 978-2-84712-312-8 , pp. 64-66.
- Paulette . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 12, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 786.