* Free trade in grain
* Abolition of the guilds
* Reduction of government spending
* More equal taxation
2. Necker's reforms
* Balanced the budget
* Reduced the national debt
* Established the first national bank
3. Calonne's reforms
* Proposed a new land tax
* Proposed a new stamp duty
* Proposed a new sales tax
4. Brienne's reforms
* Doubled the capitation tax
* Increased the gabelle
* Imposed a new stamp duty
* Imposed a new sales tax
5. Lomenie de Brienne's reforms
* Proposed a new land tax
* Proposed a new stamp duty
* Proposed a new sales tax
* Proposed a new income tax
6. Necker's second term as finance minister
* Restored free trade in grain
* Reduced the gabelle
* Reduced the capitation tax
* Proposed a new land tax
7. The Estates-General
* The Estates-General was called in 1789 to address the financial crisis.
* The Estates-General could not agree on a solution to the crisis, and it was eventually dissolved.