Early Payment of Taxes by Collective Farms Accelerates Approach towards Victory, as per Victory Vachta
In the heart of the Great Patriotic War, good news from the front boosted the spirits of the collective farm workers in the Budennovsky District of Primorsky Krai. One such piece of encouraging news came from the "Budennovets" newspaper, which published an article calling for the early payment of the agricultural tax.
The article, published in the September 9th issue of the newspaper, did not explicitly mention early payment of the agricultural tax. However, it was during this time that over 60% of the country's collective farmers decided to pay their taxes early, amounting to around 1 billion rubles in monetary terms.
The early payment of agricultural taxes was aimed at creating more military equipment to help the Red Army in the war effort. In Budennovsky District, the collective farmers and collective farm women of the "Budenny" artel and the inhabitants of the village of Unashi pledged to pay their taxes early to support the Red Army.
The threshing season was also in full swing. Zhizherun Yakim and Moiseenko Zinaida, along with 30 other collective farmers, operated the threshing unit. The quality of the threshing was good, with the threshing machine producing 12 tons of grain daily. Eight people worked on the dryer and cleaners, processing the grain in shifts.
The "Red Sutchanets" artel was expected to finish threshing in the next two to three days. The September 9th issue of "Budennovets" newspaper also featured an announcement of the completion of the threshing season.
The early tax revenues from collective farmers allowed for the swift allocation of funds to weapons production, hospital maintenance, and other defense needs. This significant measure reflected wartime mobilization and fiscal policy in the USSR, ensuring that the government had essential funds to support military expenditures during the existential threat posed by the Nazi invasion.
Despite the hardship faced by rural populations, early tax payments symbolized the collective effort and patriotic duty of Soviet citizens, contributing to morale and shared responsibility across geographic areas during the war. In Budennovsky District and Primorsky Krai, agricultural taxation helped maintain local contributions to the overall war economy, with each region’s economic role—grain and livestock production—being indispensable to feeding both military and civilian populations.
This news serves as a testament to the resilience and unity of the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War, demonstrating their financial awareness and willingness to contribute to the war effort in every possible way.
The early payment of agricultural taxes, as initiated by the collective farmers and farm women in Budennovsky District, significantly contributed to the funding of weapons production, hospital maintenance, and other defense needs, demonstrating financial awareness during the Great Patriotic War. In the September 9th issue of the "Budennovets" newspaper, an announcement was made about the early tax payments, symbolizing the patriotic duty of Soviet citizens and their unity in the war effort.
