An order which is of tremendous importance to Jewish artisans in Russia who are former traders, was issued yesterday by the finance commissary Brukhanov upon the request of the Ort. The order instructs the Soviet tax collectors not to confiscate machines and tools received by individuals through the Ort from relatives abroad.
Lately there have been many cases where machines were confiscated under the pretext that the owners owe the government treasury old taxes. Brukhanov now orders that the confiscated machines be immediately returned to their owners. A copy of Brukhanov’s order was dispatched to every tax department throughout the Soviet Republic. Every owner of a machine will also receive a copy of the order, to enable him to show it to tax collectors in case of a misunderstanding. Brukhanov’s order insures complete ownership only for those machines received through the Ort.
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