By 1781, France was suffering financially, and as director-general of the royal treasury he was blamed for the rather high debt accrued from the American Revolution.
A series of pamphlets appeared.
Jacques-Mathieu Augeard attacked him on his foreign origin, his faith, and economic choices.
The main reason behind this was the action of Necker "cooking the books" or falsifying the records.
He brightened the picture by excluding military outlays and other 'extraordinary' charges and ignoring the national debt.
Both Necker and Calonne were deceived with the amount of pensions and gratifications.
The king was as extravagant in expenditure on horses and palaces (he had more of both than Louis XIV) as his wife was on clothes and parties; the king spent much more on his brothers than on public health.
After Necker had shown Louis XVI his annual report, the king tried to keep its contents secret.
Necker met the challenge aggressively by asking the King to bring him into the royal council.
In revenge, Necker made the Compte rendu au roi public; in no time between 200,000 copies were sold.
It was rapidly translated into Dutch, German, Danish, Italian and English.

In his most influential work, which brought him instant fame, Necker summarized governmental income and expenditures to provide the first record of royal finances ever made public.
The Account was meant to be an educational piece for the people, and in it, he expressed his desire to create a well-informed, interested populace.
Before, the people had never considered governmental income and expenditure to be their concern, but the Compte rendu made them more proactive.

Maurepas became jealous and Vergennes called him a revolutionist.
Necker declared that he would resign unless given the full title and authority of a minister, with a seat on the Conseil du Roi.
Both Maurepas and Vergennes replied that they would resign if this was done.
When Necker was dismissed on 19 May 1781, people of all stations flocked to his home at St. Ouen.
Joseph II sent his condolences and Catherine the Great invited him to Russia.
In August 1781 Madame Necker went as far as Utrecht to buy the libels that appeared in the name of Turgot against her husband.
She even tried to have the booksellers arrested.
Did Necker and his brother receive annually 8 million livres as a pension?
 In any case Jacques bought an estate in Coppet and Louis in Cologny, both near Lake Geneva.
In retirement, Necker, believing in "credible policy", occupied himself with law and economics, producing his famous Traité de l'administration des finances de la France (1784).
Calonne tried to prevent the spread in Paris.
Never had a work on such a serious a subject obtained such general success; 80.000 copies were sold.

Louis XVI’s greatest problem was the French national debt.
It had reached four billion livres — accumulated over many wars — and there was an annual deficit of 100 million livres.
As a result, Hardman points out, in the 1780s, whereas the British government could borrow at 3.
5 per cent, the French government had to pay 6 per cent, and often more.
Unless its finances were reformed, France would be unable to fight more wars.

The family returned to the Paris region, supposing they were present at the wedding of their only daughter Germaine in January 1786.
The impending national bankruptcy of France caused Calonne to convene an Assembly of notables under the elimination of parlements in order to enforce tax reforms.
It had not met since 1626.
 One could not issue new loans without the Parlements' approval.
In his speech Calonne expressed doubts about Necker's statistics in the Compte rendu.
According to him they were false and misleading, as the state revenues had been revised upwards.
For Calonne the French deficit was caused by Necker, who had not raised the taxes.
However, Calonne got involved in several financial scandals regarding the "Calonne Company" and was dismissed by the king on 8 April 1787.
On 11 April Necker replied on the charges made by Calonne.
Two days later Louis XVI banished Necker by a lettre d
By 1781, France was suffering financially, and as director-general of the royal treasury he was blamed for the rather high debt accrued from the American Revolution. A series of pamphlets appeared. Jacques-Mathieu Augeard attacked him on his foreign origin, his faith, and economic choices. The main reason behind this was the action of Necker "cooking the books" or falsifying the records. He brightened the picture by excluding military outlays and other 'extraordinary' charges and ignoring the national debt. Both Necker and Calonne were deceived with the amount of pensions and gratifications. The king was as extravagant in expenditure on horses and palaces (he had more of both than Louis XIV) as his wife was on clothes and parties; the king spent much more on his brothers than on public health. After Necker had shown Louis XVI his annual report, the king tried to keep its contents secret. Necker met the challenge aggressively by asking the King to bring him into the royal council. In revenge, Necker made the Compte rendu au roi public; in no time between 200,000 copies were sold. It was rapidly translated into Dutch, German, Danish, Italian and English.
In his most influential work, which brought him instant fame, Necker summarized governmental income and expenditures to provide the first record of royal finances ever made public. The Account was meant to be an educational piece for the people, and in it, he expressed his desire to create a well-informed, interested populace. Before, the people had never considered governmental income and expenditure to be their concern, but the Compte rendu made them more proactive.
Maurepas became jealous and Vergennes called him a revolutionist. Necker declared that he would resign unless given the full title and authority of a minister, with a seat on the Conseil du Roi. Both Maurepas and Vergennes replied that they would resign if this was done. When Necker was dismissed on 19 May 1781, people of all stations flocked to his home at St. Ouen. Joseph II sent his condolences and Catherine the Great invited him to Russia. In August 1781 Madame Necker went as far as Utrecht to buy the libels that appeared in the name of Turgot against her husband. She even tried to have the booksellers arrested. Did Necker and his brother receive annually 8 million livres as a pension?  In any case Jacques bought an estate in Coppet and Louis in Cologny, both near Lake Geneva. In retirement, Necker, believing in "credible policy", occupied himself with law and economics, producing his famous Traité de l'administration des finances de la France (1784). Calonne tried to prevent the spread in Paris. Never had a work on such a serious a subject obtained such general success; 80.000 copies were sold. 
Louis XVI’s greatest problem was the French national debt. It had reached four billion livres — accumulated over many wars — and there was an annual deficit of 100 million livres. As a result, Hardman points out, in the 1780s, whereas the British government could borrow at 3. 5 per cent, the French government had to pay 6 per cent, and often more. Unless its finances were reformed, France would be unable to fight more wars.
The family returned to the Paris region, supposing they were present at the wedding of their only daughter Germaine in January 1786. The impending national bankruptcy of France caused Calonne to convene an Assembly of notables under the elimination of parlements in order to enforce tax reforms. It had not met since 1626.  One could not issue new loans without the Parlements' approval. In his speech Calonne expressed doubts about Necker's statistics in the Compte rendu. According to him they were false and misleading, as the state revenues had been revised upwards. For Calonne the French deficit was caused by Necker, who had not raised the taxes. However, Calonne got involved in several financial scandals regarding the "Calonne Company" and was dismissed by the king on 8 April 1787. On 11 April Necker replied on the charges made by Calonne. Two days later Louis XVI banished Necker by a lettre d
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