# Lumpensammlergeld (payment for authorising to collect used clothing and textiles, concession levy on ragmen)

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## Definition

In some German territorial states, persons employed by paper mills to collect rags required a permit with the name of the rag collector, the name of the paper mill, and a description of the area in which the collector worked. For this pass, a payment - usually one-time - had to be made to the licensing authority. - The textile industry, which used to be run only by craftsmen, led time and again - especially in times of war - to shortages of supply for clothing and to high prices for woven goods. This also affected rags. The requirement for permission to collect rags was intended to prevent the rags that had become scarce from being sold to neighboring areas to the detriment of domestic paper mills. - See mutton money. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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