English Translation

44 -16 - tax law in the Protectorate, the draft has already obtained the basic approval of the Reichsfinanzmi- nister. In the tax treatment of donations for the German Red Cross, the Minister of Finance in Prague ordered, on request, to treat such donations tax-free. When appointing the members and substitutes for the commissions, the Ministry of Finance was able to act on the appointment of German members to these commissions in a number of cases which corresponded not only to the German population, but above all to the economic importance of the German people in the Protectorate.The Oberlandrats were given circular instructions on how to influence the composition of the tax committees. C. Economy. In the field of trade policy, preparations have been made for the abolition of the customs border, except with Slovakia and Switzerland, in the event of the elimination of the tariff border, income has already been obtained with all the participating countries. Exports remained at a considerable level in June, and deliveries abroad were up by ll% compared with the previous month. Deliveries to the Reich decreased by 14%. The gold stock of the National Bank of the Protectorate increased by 48,000.-- K, while foreign receivables and credit institutions decreased by 1,326,000.- K. The credit operations of the SNB continued to decline. In July, the issue of the newly minted Twenties Lighter Coins was started, and Dei's regulation on the expression of the 50 Lighter coins is in preparation,