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Bill: No Taxation for Religion
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Party of Lodamun
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: October 2515
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Recognized religions 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 | 02:49:00, January 11, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Party of Lodamun | To | Debating the No Taxation for Religion |
| Message | Why should only recongnized religions be taxed? Shouldn't all religions minor and major not be taxed? |
| Date | 05:49:37, January 11, 2008 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the No Taxation for Religion |
| Message | we support this change. |
| Date | 08:59:47, January 11, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Peoples of Lodamun Party | To | Debating the No Taxation for Religion |
| Message | So our Church of the Magical Dinosaur Unicorn, is also exempt. If so, we support. |
| Date | 09:08:21, January 11, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun National Party | To | Debating the No Taxation for Religion |
| Message | The DPLP make the point why we won't support the bill. If we don't keep it to recognised religions then everyone will be setting up a religion just to miss out on tax. |
| Date | 13:39:39, January 11, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the No Taxation for Religion |
| Message | We support the bill |
| Date | 00:54:22, January 13, 2008 CET | From | Democrats | To | Debating the No Taxation for Religion |
| Message | We oppose. It should be simple enough to declare a religion "recognised", and it ensures that cults, or non-religions, do not get to claim the same benefits as actual religions. |
| Date | 00:56:45, January 13, 2008 CET | From | Independent Republican Party | To | Debating the No Taxation for Religion |
| Message | Agreed. The government could have used the old law to tax religions it did not favor, but now, that loophole will be closed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 47 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 33 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 20 |
| Random fact: Real life-life nationalities, cultures or ethnicities should not be referenced in Particracy (eg. "German"). |
| Random quote: "Without opposition there is no politics." - Alun Daffys, former Alorian politician |