 Allegations of pro-communist stance continued with the signing of the Soviet–Lithuanian Non-Aggression Pact.The treaty had been conceived and negotiated by the previous Christian Democratic government of Leonas Bistras, but was signed by Sleževičius, with Christian Democrats voting against.The Christian Democrats and the catholic church was further alienated when the government proposed to cut the salaries for the clergy and the subsidies for catholic schools as part of the budget for 1927.