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Dazdie
Dazdie was the tax paid by Roma state serfs in Bessarabia to the Russian Empire after the region was incorporated in 1812.
Roma state serfs were organized in 3 categories:
- First class: owing annual taxes of 40 lei;
- Second class: owing annual taxes of 20 lei;
- Third class: consisting of the elderly, widows and orphans and owing no taxes.
Privately-owned Roma serfs were not obliged to pay the tax.
The Roma serfs often emigrated to avoid state and private exploitation.
See also
References
- Viorel Achim. The Roma in Romanian History. 2004. Budapest: Central European University Press. ISBN 963-9241-84-9. pp. 130-132.
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