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Bill: National Budget (2498)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzian Workers Party
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 pass as soon as the required yes votes are in, or will be defeated if unsufficient votes are reached on the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 2499
Description[?]:
| The Liberal Party propose to adjust the government's spending budget to better address the economic and social situation of the United Kingdom of Beluzia and Bailon. |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 550,000 BEL | 10,000,000 BEL | 10,000,000 BEL |
| Foreign Affairs | 220,000,000 BEL | 3,000,000,000 BEL | 2,500,000,000 BEL |
| Internal Affairs | 1,300,000,000 BEL | 9,000,000,000 BEL | 5,000,000,000 BEL |
| Finance | 1,000,000,000 BEL | 250,000,000 BEL | 160,000,000 BEL |
| Defence | 1,070,000,000 BEL | 150,000,000,000 BEL | 122,000,000,000 BEL |
| Justice | 9,300,000,000 BEL | 4,000,000,000 BEL | 3,000,000,000 BEL |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 10,000,000,000 BEL | 14,000,000,000 BEL | 10,000,000,000 BEL |
| Health and Social Services | 42,600,000,000 BEL | 50,000,000,000 BEL | 40,000,000,000 BEL |
| Education and Culture | 50,000,000,000 BEL | 50,000,000,000 BEL | 40,000,000,000 BEL |
| Science and Technology | 14,000,000,000 BEL | 15,000,000,000 BEL | 10,000,000,000 BEL |
| Food and Agriculture | 13,000,000,000 BEL | 1,500,000,000 BEL | 800,000,000 BEL |
| Environment and Tourism | 1,600,000,000 BEL | 1,500,000,000 BEL | 800,000,000 BEL |
| Trade and Industry | 8,500,000,000 BEL | 10,000,000,000 BEL | 6,500,000,000 BEL |
| Total | 152,590,550,000 BEL | 308,260,000,000 BEL | 240,770,000,000 BEL |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:19:45, December 11, 2007 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the National Budget (2498) |
| Message | I don't like it, but we have to pass something sometime... |
| Date | 17:00:18, December 11, 2007 CET | From | Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the National Budget (2498) |
| Message | Nobody likes budget cutbacks... |
| Date | 19:01:09, December 11, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the National Budget (2498) |
| Message | I hate doing budgets. Never make me finance minister again. |
| Date | 23:03:02, December 11, 2007 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the National Budget (2498) |
| Message | The PPP writes up great budgets, but they never get passed... |
| Date | 14:57:33, December 12, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the National Budget (2498) |
| Message | The thing is we all prioritise different departments. |
| Date | 16:32:50, December 12, 2007 CET | From | Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the National Budget (2498) |
| Message | I think we all could agree that just over half should always go to Defence - it is the State's primary responsibility. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 415 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 187 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 148 |
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