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Prodnalog
Prodnalog ( , from продовольственный налог, prodovolstvenniy nalog; "food tax";) is the Russian word for a tax on food production, paid in kind in the Soviet Union, and sometimes known as "the tax in kind". Prodnalog replaced prodrazvyorstka (introduced in 1919) and was introduced by a Decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee on March 21, 1921. Separate decrees were issued for taxes on particular categories of produce: bread, milk, eggs, meat, oil, etc., as well as on hay, wool, and tobacco. After paying the tax, the peasants were allowed to trade the surplus. It was abolished in 1923 with the introduction of the unified .
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Prodnalog ( , from продовольственный налог, prodovolstvenniy nalog; "food tax";) is the Russian word for a tax on food production, paid in kind in the Soviet Union, and sometimes known as "the tax in kind". Prodnalog replaced prodrazvyorstka (introduced in 1919) and was introduced by a Decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee on March 21, 1921. Separate decrees were issued for taxes on particular categories of produce: bread, milk, eggs, meat, oil, etc., as well as on hay, wool, and tobacco. After paying the tax, the peasants were allowed to trade the surplus. It was abolished in 1923 with the introduction of the unified .
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