Zur Streichung der ersten Phase der Erhöhung der Mindeststeuersätze, die ja ursprünglich am 1. Januar 1998 beginnen sollte, sei bemerkt, daß dieser Termin schon lange verstrichen ist. ###>Moreover, as regards removing the initial stage of increases in the minimum rates for which the date was initially set at 1 January 1998, it is worth pointing out that this deadline has long since passed.