Instead, they had to buy it from a British monopoly, which collected an 8.2% salt tax.
他们不得不从英国的垄断企业那里购买盐，并被征收8。2%的盐税。
国富论（五）
Some provinces are allowed to compound for the gabelle, or salt tax; others are exempted from it altogether.
一些省份被允许征收 gabelle 或盐税； 其他人则完全不受此限制。
202319
This act of civil disobedience, a protest against the British salt tax, galvanized the nation and marked the beginning of the end for British rule in India.
A salt tax was a tax levied directly on salt, usually proportional to the amount of salt purchased. In ancient times, salt was extremely valuable as a preservant, and, in some cultures, nearly worth its weight in gold. Words such as salary are derived from the same root as salt and indicate its vitality to civilizations. As an example, ancient "salaries" could literally be quantities of salt.