Jews in Poland-Ukraine and Lithuania-Belarus Contribute to The Union's Needs

Hey folks, just in from the Congress! There’s been a significant move targeting financial contributions – this time aimed squarely at the Jewish communities in our Union. The Speaker announced today a tax hike titled "One-Time Sacrifice," which hasn’t been implemented yet. So, before we crack on with a full tax reform for the Jewish population, a new law was adopted. This law mandates that Jewish residents in the Poland-Ukraine and Lithuania-Belarus regions cough up half of their annual principal tax. This is only for the upcoming June payment and is in addition to the standard March dues. The Cabinet's Treasury Committees for both nations are tasked with ensuring everybody pays up. Stay tuned for more updates as this financial drama unfolds!

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The Offering.

In a heartfelt gesture amid our nation's struggles, The President pledged his personal treasures for the Union's coffers. Inspired by gratitude and generosity, we decree that all dwellings, based on their latest census declarations, shall temporarily contribute a proportional tax to the public treasury this March, following standard enforcement procedures. This applies universally to all properties within the Union, including state-owned estates. As we establish a method promising substantial and real income for the treasury, the urgency of the Union's needs cannot wait for a complete census, so all land and estate owners, ecclesiastical, Jesuitical, and those holding office (excluding official residences), within West Poland, must double their annual tax contributions this March—fourteen złotys instead of seven, ten instead of five. In East Poland-Ukraine and Lithuania-Belarus, the same is to be done once. In small towns, as well as free tenants and craftsmen, they shall pay for themselves. This one-off offering by the provinces shall not establish a precedent for equalizing taxation.

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