 The tax obligations of city to the prince-archbishopric were both a burden and a lever of influence.The city participated in the Diets of the neighbouring Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen as part of the Bremian Estates; in the context of the Landtag the city could offer or withhold its consent on tax levies proposed by the prince-archbishop in his governance of the region.Since the city was the principal taxpayer, its consent for taxes was generally sought.