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Bill: Sales Tax (Amendment - 2522) Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freeminded People's Party
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: February 2523
Description[?]:
| This Act reduces the sales tax from 16% to 15%. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 16
Current: 0
Proposed: 15
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 16
Current: 5
Proposed: 15
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:43:55, January 25, 2008 CET | From | Freeminded People's Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax (Amendment - 2522) Act |
| Message | The surplus has grown to such an extent that a further cut in taxes can be made. |
| Date | 21:17:05, January 25, 2008 CET | From | Order of Valtiel | To | Debating the Sales Tax (Amendment - 2522) Act |
| Message | The government needs to INCREASE spending and taxes to expand important government programs to protect the good citizens of the Imperium from greedy capitalist pigs like you who would exploit and steal everything from them! |
| Date | 00:16:36, January 26, 2008 CET | From | Confucian League Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax (Amendment - 2522) Act |
| Message | We concur with the Order of Valtiel. We need to increase taxes to main or better our education system, our environment and our law enforcement and justice system. |
| Date | 01:48:29, January 26, 2008 CET | From | Dranian Free Anarchist Faction | To | Debating the Sales Tax (Amendment - 2522) Act |
| Message | Viva freedom. |
| Date | 03:54:34, January 26, 2008 CET | From | Order of Valtiel | To | Debating the Sales Tax (Amendment - 2522) Act |
| Message | More like "freedom to rob the poor and make the rich richer!" |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 584 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 104 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 62 |
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