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Bill: Budget proposal of June 2449
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union of Democratic Socialists
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: January 2452
Description[?]:
| The Social Responsibility Party proposes to adjust the government's spending budget to better address the economic and social situation in United Jakania. |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 70,000,000 JAK | 40,000,000 JAK | 40,000,000 JAK |
| Foreign Affairs | 4,800,000,000 JAK | 4,500,000,000 JAK | 5,000,000,000 JAK |
| Internal Affairs | 11,700,000,000 JAK | 4,500,000,000 JAK | 5,000,000,000 JAK |
| Finance | 7,700,000,000 JAK | 4,500,000,000 JAK | 5,000,000,000 JAK |
| Defence | 90,000,000,000 JAK | 40,000,000,000 JAK | 50,000,000,000 JAK |
| Justice | 6,000,000,000 JAK | 8,000,000,000 JAK | 10,000,000,000 JAK |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 236,000,000,000 JAK | 8,000,000,000 JAK | 10,000,000,000 JAK |
| Health and Social Services | 297,000,000,000 JAK | 8,000,000,000 JAK | 10,000,000,000 JAK |
| Education and Culture | 188,000,000,000 JAK | 8,000,000,000 JAK | 12,000,000,000 JAK |
| Science and Technology | 35,500,000,000 JAK | 12,000,000,000 JAK | 15,000,000,000 JAK |
| Food and Agriculture | 14,000,000,000 JAK | 8,000,000,000 JAK | 8,000,000,000 JAK |
| Environment and Tourism | 7,200,000,000 JAK | 7,500,000,000 JAK | 10,000,000,000 JAK |
| Trade and Industry | 50,000,000,000 JAK | 8,000,000,000 JAK | 10,000,000,000 JAK |
| Total | 947,970,000,000 JAK | 121,040,000,000 JAK | 150,040,000,000 JAK |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:03:27, September 02, 2007 CET | From | Union of Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Budget proposal of June 2449 |
| Message | As before, this won't be put through before elections, so there's some time to debate. Nicholas Trent, Finance Minister: "I feel this budget is both necessary and good for the citizens of Jakania. The budget has been modified to adjust to the new tax legislation passed, with increases to most departments, especially Defence, Environment and Tourism and Science and Technology. These changes will benefit the people and businesses of United Jakania, and provide our state departments with the funding they need to implement policy." |
| Date | 14:02:01, September 02, 2007 CET | From | Progressive Socialist Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of June 2449 |
| Message | This is a reasonable budget. Much better than the previous proposal. The PSP welcomes the increased spending on science, environment, justice and social services. We are not happy with the increase in military spending. Great effort should be made by the minister of foreign affairs to normalise the relationships with other nations so to avoid spending money on the military that could have been used on the people and to avoid a war that would be devastating taking into account the current policy of WMDs. Even if we are not happy with the increase in military spending we are prepared to support this budget. |
| Date | 19:04:29, September 02, 2007 CET | From | United Democrats of Jakania | To | Debating the Budget proposal of June 2449 |
| Message | I cannot support, the military spending is to high, and food and agriculture has no increase, if it is changed to the following, I will support: Defence: 48,000,000,000 Food & Agriculture: 10,000,000,000 Slight, but that increase in food and agriculture will be a welcome one, in my humble opinion |
| Date | 09:36:07, September 07, 2007 CET | From | Union of Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Budget proposal of June 2449 |
| Message | I'm surprised so many parties opposed when I gave several days during which they were active to debate the budget... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 49 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 159 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 42 |
| Random fact: Don't vote yes on a cabinet coalition that doesn't give you the power that you deserve. |
| Random quote: "Unlike the world of free-markets, in political government when some individuals win, other individuals lose." - Robert Klassen |