alleryStart learning →How should taxes be shared under the French Declaration of 1789?
AOnly merchants should pay
BIn proportion to ability to pay
CEqual amounts per person
DOnly landowners should pay
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. In proportion to ability to pay
The Declaration proposed distributing taxation among citizens according to their capacity to pay.
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