On the reduction of deductions from the wages of workers and employees.

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Appendix No. 2 to p. 24/3 ave. PB No. 144.

On the reduction of deductions from the wages of workers and employees.

Resolution of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR, the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) and the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions of August 16, 1933.

1 . Reduce from September 1, 1933 the size of membership fees to the trade union from 2% to 1% of the monthly wages of a worker and employee.

2 . To establish from September 1, 1933, the following reduced fixed scale for the payment of party membership dues:

receiving salaries	pay
up to 100 rubles.	20 kopecks
from 101 rub. up to 150 rubles.	60 kopecks
from 151 rub. up to 2000 rubles	RUB 1 00 kopecks
from 201 rub. up to 250 rubles.	RUB 1 50 kopecks
from 251 rub. up to RUB 300	RUB 2 00 kopecks
over 300 rubles up to RUB 500	2% earnings
over RUB 500	3% earnings

3 . Establish that each worker and employee, if he wishes, can be a member of several voluntary societies, however, pays membership fees for no more than two voluntary societies of his choice.

4 . To prohibit consumer cooperation and OPCs from levying any allowances, markups and special payments for the construction of pigsties, rabbitries, etc., from the wages of workers and employees, in addition to the statutory cooperative differential and special contributions to the OPC.

5 . To prohibit the mandatory distribution of lottery tickets, tokens, stamps and postcards among workers and employees through the cash desks of shops, railways, shipping companies, post offices, theaters, cinema, etc.

6 . In view of the fact that the fees listed in this resolution are only voluntary contributions from workers and employees, it is categorically forbidden to collect these contributions through the accounting departments of enterprises and institutions.

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR - V. Molotov (Scriabin) .

Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU (b) - I. Stalin .

Secretary of the All - Union Central Council of Trade Unions - N. Shvernik .

August 16, 1933