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Bill: Preparations for war
Details
Submitted by[?]: Covenanters (IA)
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 not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: April 2480
Description[?]:
| Be it enacted by the Holy Emperor's most Serene Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Councils of the Estates, Princes, Electors and the Ecclesiastical Bench, in this present Imperial Diet assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: - In light of recent diplomatic developments: I. As a temporary measure to raise further funds, the tithe of 10% on sales should be extended to all transactions. II. The current budget surplus should be transferred to the Ministry of Defence. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 0
Current: 6
Proposed: 10
Article 2
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 200,000,000 LPD | 300,000,000 LPD | 300,000,000 LPD |
| Foreign Affairs | 2,550,000,000 LPD | 1,500,000,000 LPD | 1,500,000,000 LPD |
| Internal Affairs | 10,000,000,000 LPD | 5,000,000,000 LPD | 5,000,000,000 LPD |
| Finance | 1,500,000,000 LPD | 1,000,000,000 LPD | 1,000,000,000 LPD |
| Defence | 16,500,000,000 LPD | 50,000,000,000 LPD | 57,206,370,943 LPD |
| Justice | 6,000,000,000 LPD | 6,000,000,000 LPD | 6,000,000,000 LPD |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 12,000,000,000 LPD | 15,000,000,000 LPD | 15,000,000,000 LPD |
| Health and Social Services | 30,000,000,000 LPD | 13,000,000,000 LPD | 13,000,000,000 LPD |
| Education and Culture | 12,500,000,000 LPD | 19,000,000,000 LPD | 19,000,000,000 LPD |
| Science and Technology | 3,500,000,000 LPD | 5,000,000,000 LPD | 5,000,000,000 LPD |
| Food and Agriculture | 4,900,000,000 LPD | 500,000,000 LPD | 500,000,000 LPD |
| Environment and Tourism | 3,000,000,000 LPD | 3,000,000,000 LPD | 3,000,000,000 LPD |
| Trade and Industry | 3,500,000,000 LPD | 4,500,000,000 LPD | 4,500,000,000 LPD |
| Total | 106,150,000,000 LPD | 123,800,000,000 LPD | 131,006,370,943 LPD |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:06:55, November 01, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Preparations for war |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We trust that all members of the Diet are good Luthori patriots and will agree? |
| Date | 20:50:24, November 01, 2007 CET | From | Falanges Party | To | Debating the Preparations for war |
| Message | Very wise proposal Sir!!! |
| Date | 23:05:11, November 01, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Preparations for war |
| Message | There is nothing to discuss. This must be done. |
| Date | 06:11:26, November 02, 2007 CET | From | Individual Liberties Party | To | Debating the Preparations for war |
| Message | It seemed to me that we already spent enough to be a militaristic state. What arbitrary number must we go to in order to fight this war? Is 1/3 of our total federal spending insufficient to maintain a standing army capable of going to war? I'm afraid, that without more evidence of the necessity of this action, I cannot support further taxation and spending. |
| Date | 13:43:16, November 02, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Preparations for war |
| Message | These is a specific wartime spending plan to release a SURPLUS to the MoD. Why sit on billions of pounds while our soldiers are killed due to equipment inadequacies? We do, however, realise that having no surplus at all would be unwise and so propose to replace it by simply rationalising a tax that is, quite bizzarely, paid on some items and not others. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 71 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 28 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 6 |
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