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Bill: Income tax proposal of October 2544
Details
Submitted by[?]: Constitutional Monarchy 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: June 2545
Description[?]:
| The Whig Party propose to adjust the government's income tax policy to better address the economic situation of the United Kingdom of Beluzia and Bailon. We are nearly at the stage whereby income tax can be abolished altogether. For the short term, the Finance Minister would like to continue to tax the rich, whilst completely relieving the poor of their tax burden. |
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 |
| > 40,000 BEL | 40% | 16,701,000,000 BEL | Total | 16,701,000,000 BEL |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:13:37, March 12, 2008 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of October 2544 |
| Message | Can the Finance Minister ask the Right Honourable Gentleman of the BDaFP why he rejects the proposal? |
| Date | 20:55:08, March 12, 2008 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of October 2544 |
| Message | Same Question to the Tax and Spend Party. |
| Date | 17:13:49, March 13, 2008 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of October 2544 |
| Message | Voting no, without explanation is quite rude. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 365 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 316 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 69 |
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