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Bill: Taxing of goods and profit
Details
Submitted by[?]: Parti de Garde Royales
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: September 2483
Description[?]:
| If we want Lourenne to boost with high-tech industries, or any kind of industries, we should not tax them as much, in stead we should put a sale tax on ordinary goods. With more industries, the competition will rise and the prices will fall, so the sale tax will hardly be noticed. I propose we lover the profit tax to 10%, and raise the goods tax with 5%. Thomas Larsen - Minister of Trade & Industry |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 25
Current: 60
Proposed: 10
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 0
Current: 8
Proposed: 5
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:27:16, November 05, 2007 CET | From | Lourenne Democratic Party | To | Debating the Taxing of goods and profit |
| Message | I'm not going to vote for a bill that taxes the things a person needs for adequate living. Sen. David Mirabeau Anderson (D - HA) |
| Date | 22:32:39, November 05, 2007 CET | From | Parti de Garde Royales | To | Debating the Taxing of goods and profit |
| Message | Five percent is not much. Basic items are not expensive, and add five percent to an inexpensive product does not make it inaffordable. Besides revenues from this could be spent on health care, making it cheaper for the entire population, so they'd have more money freed. It's all about redestribution. And since most government fund schemes are directed to the low income households, they would certainly get their money back, and then some. Though not in cash of course. Sen. Benoit Potour |
| Date | 18:49:25, November 08, 2007 CET | From | Lourenne Democratic Party | To | Debating the Taxing of goods and profit |
| Message | It would be easier and probably more beneficial to raise the luxury goods tax. But, my arm has been twisted. You have our support. Sen. David Mirabeau Anderson (D - HA) |
| Date | 19:11:52, November 08, 2007 CET | From | Democratic & socialist Party (PDyS) | To | Debating the Taxing of goods and profit |
| Message | Iīm not going to vote a raise of the first neccesary products. Itīs posible a lover of the profit tax builds more industries. But a raise of the luxury tax itīs better. We dont vote this vill, increases the social diference in actual point. |
| Date | 19:19:02, November 08, 2007 CET | From | National Atheist Party | To | Debating the Taxing of goods and profit |
| Message | We should not lower taxes on corporations in the first place, but making up for it by taxing people on essentials is wrong. |
| Date | 19:21:08, November 08, 2007 CET | From | Parti de Garde Royales | To | Debating the Taxing of goods and profit |
| Message | I will not support a raise in the luxury tax. It is high enough as it is. If it is raised no one will buy jewelery, nice furniture, TV's, PC's, and cars (we have a great mass transportation). Everyone should have the opportunity to buy these - not only the wealthy. Besides, it would not bring in much money, which we need, as we are about to nationalize health care. But thank you for your support Sen. Thomas Larsen (former Minister of Trade and Industry) |
| Date | 20:20:50, November 08, 2007 CET | From | Progressive Party | To | Debating the Taxing of goods and profit |
| Message | The economy can do without taxes on essentials. The corporate tax reduction is however much too steep. As a temporary measure we shall support it, but expect for us to propose a new bill soon. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 200 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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