Who applied punishment in medival Japan

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Explanation:

samurai

Answer. i ) The samurai, who were the rulling class, enjoyed privileges. They could kill a peasant to test a new sword and walk away.

The medieval period of Japan is considered by most historians to stretch from 1185 to 1603 CE. The country witnessed long periods of civil wars as warlords and large estate owners (daimyo) fought for prominence and the central government struggled to unify Japan.

Samurai.

Explanation: Samurai were the ruling class in medieval Japan and possessed many benefits and advantages that the normal peasant in Japan did not have access to. In fact, a samurai could kill or maim a person that belonged to a lower class if they believed that they were compromising their honor.

less available tax revenue

this basically means that when they get money from taxes wirth having a lower gdp they get less then what others have with a higher gdp