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Bill: Reasonable Luxury Tax
Details
Submitted by[?]: Deus Ex Machina Party
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: December 2462
Description[?]:
| How much should our citizens spend for a watch or an iPod? 150% its base value? Are we trying to encourage smuggling, border hopping, and shopping in other countries? This is ridiculous. Why buy an iPod for 450 RUT here when it's 300 just over the border? |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 50
Current: 33
Proposed: 15
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:08:14, September 27, 2007 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the Reasonable Luxury Tax |
| Message | opposed. I already submitted a bill to the Legislature that cuts the Luxury Sales Tax in HALF (50%); however, if we reduce that tax at the level you are asking for, we will be FORCED to reduce spending where Rutania has a BAREBONES budget. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 463 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 287 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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