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Bill: Sales Tax Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Social Democratic Party
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: October 2429
Description[?]:
| An act to increase the tax on the sale of luxury goods. This will allow the government to spend the money on the most needy and ensure the future prosperity of Kalistan |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 0
Current: 10
Proposed: 5
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:31:25, July 15, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Freedom Party -- KEG SLAM | To | Debating the Sales Tax Act |
| Message | All sales taxes are inherently regressive, hurting the poor more than the rich. THis would also reduce spending, and damage tourism. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 202 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 438 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 110 |
| Random fact: It is forbidden to impersonate a player or Moderator. |
| Random quote: "It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have free scope." - Niccolo Machiavelli |