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Bill: Sales Tax increase
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jewish-Christian Alliance of Patriots
Status[?]: passed
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: November 2458
Description[?]:
| A bill to increase the Luxury and Non-Luxury Sales Tax in Darnussia. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 0
Current: 10
Proposed: 2
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 2
Current: 40
Proposed: 10
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:00:02, September 19, 2007 CET | From | Reform Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax increase |
| Message | What do you intend to spend the money on? |
| Date | 13:27:29, September 19, 2007 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax increase |
| Message | It is ok. |
| Date | 14:29:44, September 19, 2007 CET | From | Neoliberal Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax increase |
| Message | More on essentials less on luxuries, maybe a smaller rise? |
| Date | 00:12:14, September 20, 2007 CET | From | Jewish-Christian Alliance of Patriots | To | Debating the Sales Tax increase |
| Message | We're spending the money on a decrease in income tax. I need to get some data on what an increase in the sales tax does to the economy and the revenue before I start shaving off income taxes. |
| Date | 01:41:43, September 21, 2007 CET | From | Jewish-Christian Alliance of Patriots | To | Debating the Sales Tax increase |
| Message | The near unanimity of support surprises and encourages the Department of Finance Finance Minister Daniel Pearson. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 236 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 30 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 15 |
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