<P> In addition, the Assembly insisted that the proposed reforms should actually be presented to a representative body such as the Estates - General . </P> <P> Opposition in the Assembly combined with intrigues from rival ministers led to Calonne's disgrace and he was subsequently dismissed by Louis XVI on 8 April 1787 . In addition to tax reform, the Assembly also discussed other issues . The result was that the Assembly assisted the Parliament in creating provincial assemblies, reestablished free trade in grain, converted the corvée (a feudal duty in the form of forced labour) into a cash payment, and generated short - term loans . </P> <P> Calonne's successor, Loménie de Brienne, dissolved the body on 25 May . </P>

How did finance contribute to the calling of the estates general