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Bill: Religion Tax Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jakanian Imperial Party
Status[?]: defeated
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 2482
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:51:17, November 07, 2007 CET | From | Scientific Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Religion Tax Reform |
| Message | There's no reason why religions get special treatment. If they are genuinely non-profit, then they'll be treated like a non-profit and not taxed. If they are for-profit, why should they get a free pass just because they are religions? There's no reason to discriminate between religions and non-religions. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 60 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 182 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 8 |
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