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Bill: Essential Goods Taxation Proposal of 2410
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Party of Dorvik
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 2411
Description[?]:
| The Ministry of Finance proposes 4% tax on essential goods which means some 26,4 billion Dolgar tax income increase for the state per year according to ministry's preliminary calculations, giving 23,8 billion budget surplus. For next four years this budget surplus will be used to partially pay back the huge national debt and then it will be shifted for income tax cuts to stimulate domestic spending & investments to reinforce nation's economy. * Marcus Ostrander, Finance Minister. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 0
Current: 15
Proposed: 4
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:38:23, May 28, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Labour and Unionist Party | To | Debating the Essential Goods Taxation Proposal of 2410 |
| Message | This is a reasonable tax increase. |
| Date | 14:23:02, May 28, 2007 CET | From | Noordelijk Bevrijding Front | To | Debating the Essential Goods Taxation Proposal of 2410 |
| Message | A 4% rise on essential goods isn't neccesary. Hit the corporations and non-essential items. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 255 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 139 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 5 |
| Random fact: The people in your nation don't like inactive parties. When you often abstain from voting for a bill, they will dislike your party and your visibility to the electorate will decrease significantly. Low visibility will means you are likely to lose seats. So keep in mind: voting Yes or No is always better than Abstaining. |
| Random quote: "Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant." - Henri Queuille |