29 My Jewish friends, you are excused from paying taxes on salt, as well as the other usual taxes, including the special royal tax.
30 And from now on, you no longer have to give me a share of your grain and fruit.I will never again take anything you grow in Judea or in the three districts added to Judea from Samaria and Galilee.
31 And I consider Jerusalem and the land that belongs to it so holy that I won't tax the money you receive from these places.
32 The high priest will take over from me the control of the Jerusalem fortress, and his own soldiers can guard it.
33 I will free every Jew who has been taken prisoner anywhere in my kingdom. You won't have to pay anything for them, and they won't have to pay taxes, not even on their livestock.
34 On special days such as festivals, Sabbaths, or the first day of a month, my officials will not collect taxes or fees from any Jew in the kingdom. And on the three days before and after festivals, my officials will not collect taxes or fees.
35 No one will collect taxes from you or bother you for any reason on those special days.