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Bill: Income tax proposal of May 2530
Details
Submitted by[?]: Moderate Centrist Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes to change income taxes. 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: January 2531
Description[?]:
| The Moderate Centrist Party propose to adjust the government's income tax policy to better address the economic situation of the Gerajan Republic of Malivia. This is a tax break for the poor, using the de\fecit the Science in Design aretrying to destory, to help rebuild this great nation. |
Proposals
Article 1
We propose to alter income tax brackets to the following setup. Information about the current income tax system can be found here.
| Bracket | Tax | Estimated Revenue |
| > 12,200 MCR | 8% | 3,259,000,000 MCR |
| > 15,000 MCR | 11% | 5,093,000,000 MCR |
| > 25,000 MCR | 12% | 1,535,000,000 MCR | Total | 9,887,000,000 MCR |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:25:55, February 11, 2008 CET | From | Supporters of Science in Design (IP) | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of May 2530 |
| Message | After years of prosperity, how does Malivia need rebuilding? We will stand up and fight the MCP and their war against Economics. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 292 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 262 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 196 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "Under every stone lurks a politician." Aristophanes (450 BC - 388 BC), Thesmophoriazusae, 410 B.C |