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Bill: Taxation (Luxury Goods) Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Judicial Union 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: March 2548
Description[?]:
| An act to levy a tax on luxury goods. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 0
Current: 30
Proposed: 10
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:15:30, March 16, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Taxation (Luxury Goods) Act |
| Message | By putting a small tax on luxury goods, we can increase income equality. This tax will be borne by those with large disposable incomes, whereas our citizens who spend their income on bread and milk will pay none. The money raised can then go into increased social programmes and educational programmes, to allow these poor people to raise their status. Alternatively, they could increase our spending on defence and justice which are both releatively low compared with similar nations. This money could be put to good use. |
| Date | 13:34:25, March 16, 2008 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Taxation (Luxury Goods) Act |
| Message | support |
| Date | 17:21:44, March 16, 2008 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Taxation (Luxury Goods) Act |
| Message | We'll oppose. |
| Date | 22:42:00, March 16, 2008 CET | From | Tukarali Popular Party | To | Debating the Taxation (Luxury Goods) Act |
| Message | Strongly oppose. |
| Date | 00:04:33, March 17, 2008 CET | From | Patriot Party | To | Debating the Taxation (Luxury Goods) Act |
| Message | We third the opposition. |
| Date | 00:58:35, March 17, 2008 CET | From | Tuatha Dé Danann | To | Debating the Taxation (Luxury Goods) Act |
| Message | We will support this measure. There is no reason to keep luxury goods at 0%. |
| Date | 01:41:15, March 18, 2008 CET | From | Tukarali Democratic Party | To | Debating the Taxation (Luxury Goods) Act |
| Message | We support. |
| Date | 06:52:49, March 18, 2008 CET | From | JDW Tukarali Greens Party | To | Debating the Taxation (Luxury Goods) Act |
| Message | oppose sales tax is regressive |
| Date | 06:56:21, March 18, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Taxation (Luxury Goods) Act |
| Message | A luxury tax is not. |
| Date | 01:41:14, March 19, 2008 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Taxation (Luxury Goods) Act |
| Message | Passed |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 254 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 246 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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