The Enlightened Despotism of the Eithteenth Century Charles Iii in Spain
The Enlightened Despotism of the Eithteenth Century Charles Iii in Spain
Henry Schoellkopf
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The peas- ants and poorer citizens were compelled to buy their provisions at the public market and therefore could not escape the tax, while the wealthy proprietor either produced his own necessaries or traded with his tenants who were quite as eager «s he was to escape the exactions of the tax collectors. The cost of maintaining the Consejo de Hacienda was enormous and the single sala de unica contribucion, though it had achieved no definite results, consumed 600, 000 pounds an- - - . ': ev\ .... ■ . ■ » V t i • - - to - 81 nually in salaries an<; : administrative expenses. Although Charles ITT ari<3 his ministers realized the great evil of the system of taxation and seem *o have recognized the true cause of its inefficiency, the reforms that were instituted were rather half-hearted and narrow. Nevertheless the trend of the en|M fiscal policy was changed and broke down at least part of the insurmountable barriers to prosperity in the industries and commerce . 1 The expenditures of Spain increased in a measure proportional t8 her economic development.
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