Collection of poll tax in Royal Prussia between 1717 and 1772 Cover Image

Pobieranie podatku pogłównego w Prusach Królewskich w latach 1717–1772
Collection of poll tax in Royal Prussia between 1717 and 1772

Author(s): Jerzy Dygdała
Subject(s): Economic history, Economic policy, 18th Century, Fiscal Politics / Budgeting
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Silent Sejm of 1717; Royal Prussia 1717–1772; collection of poll tax;

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the tax reforms of the so-called Silent Sejm of 1717; the imposition in Royal Prussia of the new poll tax; the methods of collecting this tax from rural settlements and towns; and the possibility of coercion by individual military units collecting the poll tax intended for their upkeep.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 83
  • Page Range: 453-473
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish