Historical Romanian taxes


This is a glossary of historical Romanian taxes used in the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia.
Name of the taxEtymologyDescriptionPeriod
albinărit, stupărit, prisăcăritalbină, stup, prisacă tax on beehives
cotăritcot tax on wholesales
căldăritcăldare tax on alcohol distillation
cepăritcep tax on taverns
cerăritceară tax on wax production
cocăritcocă tax on maize production
dijmăritdijmă tax on beehives and pigs
folăritfoale tax on cheese production
fumărit, coșăritfumar, coș tax on chimneys
ierbărit iarbă tax on the usage of a pasture
jugărit, lemnăritjug, lemn tax on cartfuls of wood taken from the forest
măjăritmăjar tax on cartfuls of fish
morăritmoară tax on mills
oieritoaie tax on sheep
perperitperpertax on sold goods
pădurăritpădure tax on forests
podăritpod tax on crossing a bridge
pogonăritpogontax on each pogon of land owned
popăritpopă tax paid by the priests
săpunăritsăpun tax on soap
solărit Slavic sol tax on salt 18th century
tescovinărittescovină tax on grape brandy
țigănăritțigan tax on each Roma slave owned
tutunărittutun tax on tobacco cultivation
văcărit, cornărit, sulgiuvacă tax on cows
vădrărit, vinărit, vinărici, pivnicerit, otaștinăvadră, vin ''pivniță'' tax on wine produced