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Gabelle was a very unpopular tax on salt in France before 1790.
In France, Gabelle was originally applied to taxes on all commodities, but was gradually limited to the tax on salt.
In time it became one of the most hated and most grossly unequal taxes in the country, but, though condemned by all supporters of reform, it was not abolished until 1790.
In 1286 the gabelle was levied temporarily as a general commoditytax.
Such huge price differences, severe restrictions and the inescapable fact that some areas were free from the gabellecaused great discontent and misery to 'the poor peasants who are found to buy salt in such provinces where it is cheap, such as the country of Burgundy or the country of the Danube'...
The gabelle was one of the principal grievances of the French peasants, the small farmers and the poorer urban people.
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