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Bill: Budget proposal of July 2437
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sekowan Communist Party
Status[?]: passed
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: December 2438
Description[?]:
| The Sekowan Communist Party propose to adjust the government's spending budget to better address the economic and social situation of the Federated Cities of Pan-Sekowo. |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 80,000,000 SEK | 15,000,000,000 SEK | 15,500,000,000 SEK |
| Foreign Affairs | 500,000,000 SEK | 2,000,000,000 SEK | 2,000,000,000 SEK |
| Internal Affairs | 550,000,000 SEK | 15,000,000,000 SEK | 15,000,000,000 SEK |
| Finance | 600,000,000 SEK | 7,000,000,000 SEK | 7,000,000,000 SEK |
| Defence | 9,900,000,000 SEK | 1,000,000,000 SEK | 25,000,000,000 SEK |
| Justice | 5,000,000,000 SEK | 20,000,000,000 SEK | 21,000,000,000 SEK |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 15,000,000,000 SEK | 15,000,000,000 SEK | 16,000,000,000 SEK |
| Health and Social Services | 25,000,000,000 SEK | 20,000,000,000 SEK | 27,000,000,000 SEK |
| Education and Culture | 12,000,000,000 SEK | 20,000,000,000 SEK | 35,000,000,000 SEK |
| Science and Technology | 12,000,000,000 SEK | 15,000,000,000 SEK | 20,000,000,000 SEK |
| Food and Agriculture | 12,000,000,000 SEK | 13,000,000,000 SEK | 16,000,000,000 SEK |
| Environment and Tourism | 15,000,000,000 SEK | 13,000,000,000 SEK | 16,000,000,000 SEK |
| Trade and Industry | 11,000,000,000 SEK | 15,000,000,000 SEK | 16,000,000,000 SEK |
| Total | 118,630,000,000 SEK | 171,000,000,000 SEK | 231,500,000,000 SEK |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:39:04, August 01, 2007 CET | From |  Chattes en Chaleur | To | Debating the Budget proposal of July 2437 |
| Message | CeC would like to hear the rationale about the massive increase in the defense budget. |
| Date | 19:25:09, August 01, 2007 CET | From | Sekowan Communist Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of July 2437 |
| Message | The SCP bowed to the wishes of the AUP. Also, we think a larger military shall better secure Sekowo's place as a world leader. ((OOC: Also, there'll be a surplus of like 100 billion anyways, and we're tossing about the idea of war)) |
| Date | 22:01:54, August 01, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Budget proposal of July 2437 |
| Message | Th DSP would like to know why the head of government reqiures more money, that is what programs is it suppose to be responisble for. |
| Date | 23:00:10, August 01, 2007 CET | From | Chattes en Chaleur | To | Debating the Budget proposal of July 2437 |
| Message | CeC will support this budget, however we are still weary that such an increase in defense spending could spark an arms race in the region. We would also urge the government to lower individual income taxes. |
| Date | 00:44:23, August 03, 2007 CET | From | Sekowan Communist Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of July 2437 |
| Message | The head of government will likely need additional funding, as they have a new constitution to implement and such. As for the CeC's objections, the defense budget was, to be frank, an embarrassment. We hope to rectify this. As for the income taxes, essential services are already provided by the government. Those tax rates were calculated with the hope of reducing Sekowo's Gini coefficient. Those tax hikes shall also help fund defence, heath care, and science. |
| Date | 04:05:39, August 03, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Budget proposal of July 2437 |
| Message | Th DSP does not have a problem with raising the bill this time, but is reluctant to give defence to much money as we believe in peace. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 121 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 4 |
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