THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 32, sig. 110-2/8

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6 The Head of the Justice Division of Prague, 2 October 1943 = II Gen f 5228 - iisteramt -2.0KT1943 Original with events Mr. Ministerial Councillor Dr. G i-e in the House. Subject: Draft, a regvo. on general provisions for the simplification of the budgetary system. To the letter of 29 September 1943 - St. M. II B - 3 d /42 The proposed draft, based on the rich budget provisions, provides a substantial simplification of the autonomous budgetary system and is in principle very welcome. I have only had the following concerns in the examination: l.) The funds for the intended improvement in the pay- ment should be raised by way of borrowing, since budgetary revenue is not available for this purpose. Under Article X, credit operations under the budget are only permitted to a limited extent; however, under Article XV, the Minister of Finance may, during the provisional management of the budget (Art.XIV), obtain funds from credit operations to cover expenditure not covered by funds : :. The possibility of over-planning and extra-planned expenditure, which was opened in Article VII, should be eliminated in accordance with Article V, paragraph 1, in respect of remuneration and other remuneration. I assume that a question with Ministerialrat Schmeisser will eliminate the so-called doubts which would otherwise have to exist in the same way in the application of the matricular contribution. 2.) Article VII empowers the Pinanzminiater to make certain provisions concerning the ownership of the property of the protectorate; above that St.M.TB-3e/42