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Bill: Lowering the Sales Tax
Details
Submitted by[?]: Primo 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: May 2552
Description[?]:
| The Sales Tax right now is 9%. The Primo Party would like to see that figure decreased by 2% to 7%. Given the huge surplus that our Nation's Government is currently running, it is in the interest of the Nation's Political Parties to put more money into the hands of our citizens. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 9
Current: 5
Proposed: 7
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:23:27, March 25, 2008 CET | From | Primo Party | To | Debating the Lowering the Sales Tax |
| Message | The current Gov't Surplus is 155,377,962,794 ZAR. We are making money hand over fist, while our constituents struggle with a 9% tax on purchases. While our poor are taxed at a low rate, they are still burdened by this taxation. We propose immediate relief, using some of the surplus in the budget towards the decrease of the sales tax to 7%. |
| Date | 21:41:13, March 25, 2008 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Lowering the Sales Tax |
| Message | I would like to see us increase our science and technology spending back to the levels we experienced 2 years ago. If we return our spending to that level a cut in the sales tax may not be necessary. |
| Date | 21:50:58, March 25, 2008 CET | From | Primo Party | To | Debating the Lowering the Sales Tax |
| Message | Freedom Party, I would support a separate bill for just that, would you present a resolution on the issue. |
| Date | 22:08:47, March 25, 2008 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Lowering the Sales Tax |
| Message | I have done so. I support your amendment to lower the sales burden on our people and perhaps draw tourists to our nation. |
| Date | 03:24:24, March 26, 2008 CET | From | Ancient and Noble Order of the Cavaliers | To | Debating the Lowering the Sales Tax |
| Message | "Anything to stimulate business!" -Harry Coleridge, Viscount of Pimlico Cavalier Shadow Finance Minister |
| Date | 14:52:05, March 26, 2008 CET | From | Saiserist League | To | Debating the Lowering the Sales Tax |
| Message | It is the duty of the Individuals to pay their taxes to the State, how egregious they are is utterly immaterial. |
| Date | 15:07:53, March 27, 2008 CET | From | Konservativa Respublikano Parti | To | Debating the Lowering the Sales Tax |
| Message | "If it pisses off the Saiserists, count us in!" -Maj. Gen. Ellen Gregory, 7th Armoured Division & Rald Party Spokesperson for Finance |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 362 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 150 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 88 |
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