It is narrated that a consultant entered the king and found him immersed in thinking, so he asked him about what matters to him, and he said: I want to impose a sugar tax of 10% to finance my depots that are almost empty, and I think about how people will accept this decision
The adviser said: Leave it to me, Moulay. The chancellor gathered his aides, and asked them to send rumors in the markets that the ruler intended to impose a 50% tax on sugar, meat, dates, wheat and barley .. The people broke up, and began criticizing the matter publicly, and they started expressing their discontent and dissatisfaction .. The agents were reporting what is happening in the markets And what the general says to the consultant first-hand
In the second week, the counselor asked his aides to broadcast a rumor confirming the first rumor, and added to it that some advisers were the ones who advised the ruler about this matter, and that the decision would be issued very soon, people turned over the matter, and said: the tax is very high, and it is unfair to pay all of these. Varieties, if they were 10 or even 15%, or if they were on one class, the matter would be
Then the chancellor went to the governor and said: my king now You order the tax and let me rewrite the decision
The counselor wrote: In response to the desires of our noble people, and down to their opinion, we decided not to listen to bad advisors who sought to overburden the citizens with many taxes, and we were satisfied with imposing a simple tax of 12% on sugar only And do not burden them with outrageous taxes.
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