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Bill: Budget proposal of February 2359
Details
Submitted by[?]: Likaton Coalition of the Willing
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes to change the allocation of funds in the budget. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. This bill will pass as soon as the required yes votes are in, or will be defeated if unsufficient votes are reached on the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2359
Description[?]:
| The Likaton Independent Thought Party propose to adjust the government's spending budget to better address the economic and social situation of the Free Republic of Likatonia. We feel that this Budget reduces spending in key areas, but in order to boost employment, we have invested heavily in both Trade and Industry, and our Military. We will be looking to utilise our military to train key skills, so that leavers can enter the job market with imprived value, both for themselves, and for the ecomony and community at large. We must emphasise that the additional resources allocated towards defence are to give our brave men and women the skills and training they need, and not an investment in greater headcount, or in arms. |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 8,468,962 LIK | 1,500,000 LIK | 1,500,000 LIK |
| Foreign Affairs | 2,117,240,580 LIK | 200,000,000 LIK | 150,000,000 LIK |
| Internal Affairs | 7,622,066,087 LIK | 3,000,000,000 LIK | 300,000,000 LIK |
| Finance | 4,234,481,159 LIK | 175,000,000 LIK | 175,000,000 LIK |
| Defence | 12,703,443,478 LIK | 8,750,000,000 LIK | 10,000,000,000 LIK |
| Justice | 5,928,273,623 LIK | 2,750,000,000 LIK | 2,750,000,000 LIK |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 9,315,858,550 LIK | 7,000,000,000 LIK | 5,000,000,000 LIK |
| Health and Social Services | 11,856,547,246 LIK | 14,000,000,000 LIK | 12,000,000,000 LIK |
| Education and Culture | 8,468,962,319 LIK | 15,000,000,000 LIK | 15,000,000,000 LIK |
| Science and Technology | 6,775,169,855 LIK | 3,500,000,000 LIK | 2,500,000,000 LIK |
| Food and Agriculture | 5,081,377,391 LIK | 75,000,000 LIK | 75,000,000 LIK |
| Environment and Tourism | 4,657,929,275 LIK | 400,000,000 LIK | 40,000,000 LIK |
| Trade and Industry | 5,919,804,661 LIK | 75,000,000 LIK | 750,000,000 LIK |
| Total | 84,689,623,186 LIK | 54,926,500,000 LIK | 48,741,500,000 LIK |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:58:31, February 12, 2007 CET | From | AM Populist Social Democrats | To | Debating the Budget proposal of February 2359 |
| Message | Internal affairs includes police spending, and while the rest of the budget is acceptable enough to us that we would, in a spirit of compromise, consider voting in favor, the huge cuts in the police force and the surge we would therefore see in the crime rate force us to vote no. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 94 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 71 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 34 |
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