1987. Különkiadvány, 1987.10.01 / HU_BFL_XIV_47_2

- The outlined social velfare policy vould alsó produce savinge, although only in the long tenii, in that it vould keep the pooreat atrata from crime nőt through repreasion, bút by aupporting their aocial adjuatment. Thua in future ve vould need a aubatantially amaller police force, and a amaller machinery to proaecute petty offenaea.

Otber sourcea from vhich revenue fór social velfare policy could be raiaed are as follovs:- Cancellation of the large-acale investment projecta that are nőt essential to induatry's modernization (the Boa[Gabcikovo]-Nagymaros dams, development of the Tamburg natural gas deposits, the recently suggested conatruction of automobilé assembly plants, etc.). Although all the capacity freed here vould probably have to be uaed to service our foreign debt and fór technical modernization, the halting of irrational spending vould nevertheles6 relieve the pressure alsó on personal consumption and social velfare policy. Termination of the subsidies sunk intő loss-making enterprises vould have the same generál pressure-relieving effect.- An end to the economy's administrative control vould aiake a subatantial proportion of the government apparatuses redundant. The dismantling of these apparatuses vould again produce savings fór the State budget. Alsó fairness demands that the cuts in personnel nőt be limited to the shops of industrial enterprises; instead, the employees of the party, public administration, masa organizations and instruments of oppression must alsó ezperience at first hand the belt-tightening that the economic crisis necesaitates.- The budgetary subsidies to the party, KISZ and trade unions must ceaBe.

In the present difficult situation of our economy it is more than justified to demand that these organirations support tbemselvea nőt from the tazes citizens pay, bút from the dues and donations of their member6 and supporters, and from the proceeds of their ovn businesses.- The budgetary subsidies to social velfare institutions (rest homes, sporté facilities, etc.) that cater primarily to society's privileged groups must be terminated.- Ve vould regard as fair and ezpedient a stiff taz on real-estate property that is nőt ovner-occupied or is underutilized. Such as an apartment nőt occupied by the ovner, fór ezample. A family should be permitted to ovn more than one apartment or home, specifically fór the purpose of renting tbem, bút the markét rent fór priváté dvellings vould have to be recognized. The rent collected in this manner vould have to be tazed heavily. The ovners of nevly built or renovated buildings could be granted taz abatement until they recover their investment.

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