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Bill: Budget proposal of March 2451
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ancient and Noble Order of the Cavaliers
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: March 2452
Description[?]:
| The Cavalier Party propose to adjust the government's spending budget to better address the economic and social situation of the United Provinces of Zardugal. |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 25,986,179,937 ZAR | 10,000,000 ZAR | 10,000,000 ZAR |
| Foreign Affairs | 35,986,179,937 ZAR | 10,000,000,000 ZAR | 10,000,000,000 ZAR |
| Internal Affairs | 25,986,179,937 ZAR | 100,000,000,000 ZAR | 100,000,000,000 ZAR |
| Finance | 19,986,179,937 ZAR | 10,000,000,000 ZAR | 10,000,000,000 ZAR |
| Defence | 54,152,020,700 ZAR | 100,000,000,000 ZAR | 100,000,000,000 ZAR |
| Justice | 20,986,179,937 ZAR | 80,000,000,000 ZAR | 80,000,000,000 ZAR |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 25,986,179,937 ZAR | 200,000,000,000 ZAR | 200,000,000,000 ZAR |
| Health and Social Services | 140,986,179,937 ZAR | 70,000,000,000 ZAR | 400,000,000 ZAR |
| Education and Culture | 140,986,179,937 ZAR | 150,000,000,000 ZAR | 150,000,000,000 ZAR |
| Science and Technology | 25,986,179,937 ZAR | 15,000,000,000 ZAR | 10,000,000 ZAR |
| Food and Agriculture | 23,486,179,937 ZAR | 100,000,000,000 ZAR | 10,000,000 ZAR |
| Environment and Tourism | 60,120,476,570 ZAR | 10,000,000,000 ZAR | 10,000,000 ZAR |
| Trade and Industry | 50,986,179,937 ZAR | 100,000,000,000 ZAR | 10,000,000 ZAR |
| Total | 651,620,476,577 ZAR | 945,010,000,000 ZAR | 650,450,000,000 ZAR |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:57:56, September 06, 2007 CET | From |  Ancient and Noble Order of the Cavaliers | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 2451 |
| Message | "Seeing as how many social programs have been cut in the last administration's drive for privitisation, the budget has been cut accordingly." -Horace Perceval, Duke of Lawlborough, Minister of Finance |
| Date | 10:01:11, September 07, 2007 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 2451 |
| Message | Though I'd prefer a more radical proposal, I understand we have to take smaller steps while the Leftist parties hold the amount of seats they do. |
| Date | 21:01:10, September 07, 2007 CET | From | Ancient and Noble Order of the Cavaliers | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 2451 |
| Message | "I fail to understand why the Directory is willing to accept the tax proposal but not the budget. We are going to run the government into financial ruin!" -Horace Perceval, Duke of Lawlborough, Minister of Finance |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 137 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 231 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 33 |
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