Dazdie

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.