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The gabelle was a very unpopular French salt tax that was established during the mid-14th century and lasted, with brief lapses and revisions, until 1946. The term gabelle is derived from the Italian gabella (a duty), itself originating from the Arabic word (???, "he received").

In France, the gabelle was originally an indirect tax that was applied to agricultural and industrial commodities, such as bed sheets,

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