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Bill: Sales Tax Reform of 2515
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian Democrats
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: May 2516
Description[?]:
| The LVP proposes to remove the sales tax on essential goods because it hurts the poor. The LVP also proposes to change sales tax on luxury goods to ten percent. This will leave around a 68 billion surplus. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 5
Current: 0
Proposed: 0
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 5
Current: 10
Proposed: 10
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:24:13, January 13, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Patriots' League | To | Debating the Sales Tax Reform of 2515 |
| Message | When is a luxury not a luxury? Is a meal out a luxury or a need? When does "non-luxury" clothing become luxury clothing? When did only the rich by "luxuries" and only the "poor" buy neccisities? If we want to redistribute wealth, let us do it through income tax and welfare. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 398 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 285 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 67 |
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