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Bill: Fairer Taxes Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Luthori Christian Women's Association
Status[?]: defeated
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: August 2419
Description[?]:
| It is fairer to tax luxury goods than essential goods which the poor depend on. Belinda Braithwaite (Leader of the LCWA) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 5
Current: 6
Proposed: 0
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:57:54, June 25, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Fairer Taxes Act |
| Message | Just because the good are non-luxury doesn't mean that only the poor buy them. I'm sure the rich buy lots of food - if it wasn't taxed they might just buy it all and let the poor starve. |
| Date | 18:40:21, June 25, 2007 CET | From | Christian Royalist Party | To | Debating the Fairer Taxes Act |
| Message | We would rather have the income tax lowered than the sales tax in order to create a more fairer flat tax. |
| Date | 19:17:08, June 25, 2007 CET | From | Secular Party | To | Debating the Fairer Taxes Act |
| Message | While we believe that taxes on essential goods should be lower than those on luxury goods, we don't support an abolition of the tax on essential goods when taxes upon luxury goods are being levied. We believe the current system, with the tax on essential goods being half as much as of those on luxury goods, is ideal. |
| Date | 22:34:06, June 25, 2007 CET | From | Teleurstelling Party | To | Debating the Fairer Taxes Act |
| Message | Indeed we would support lowering the tax on essential goods but not completely eliminating it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 33 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 50 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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