Muslim Algerians earned thirty times less than Europeans yet bore heavier tax burdens

Evidence

For a Muslim average earnings throughout Algeria were estimated at 16,000 francs a year — whereas the European equivalent was 450,000 francs, or nearly thirty times as high. At the same time, the taxes he paid on his meagre pittance seemed unfairly weighted. It was reckoned that the 100,000 most impoverished Algerian families might be milked of twelve per cent of their incomes; while at the other end of the scale the 14,000 best off (of whom 10,000 were European), with incomes five times higher than the average for French families, were called upon to pay only twenty-nine per cent of earnings vastly larger than those of the Muslims. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 186 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Algerian Muslims earned roughly one-thirtieth of European earnings yet paid proportionally heavier taxes. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 186

Related

• Algerian Muslims earned roughly one-thirtieth of European earnings yet paid proportionally heavier taxes. (similarity 0.95)
• Roughly three million Algerian Muslims faced serious underemployment by 1955 (similarity 0.80)
• Algerian land produced ever-diminishing returns while the Muslim population trebled (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Algerian Muslims earned roughly one-thirtieth of European earnings yet paid proportionally heavier taxes. #corroborates (0.95) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 186