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Bill: Fair Luxury Tax Act 2553
Details
Submitted by[?]: Centre Démocratique
Status[?]: defeated
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: June 2554
Description[?]:
| To increase the tax on luxury goods in order to increase the budget for our drastically reduced Education and Culture, Health and Social Services, and Environment and Tourism ministries. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 11
Current: 19
Proposed: 20
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:39:50, March 29, 2008 CET | From |  Revolutionary Constit'nal United Front | To | Debating the Fair Luxury Tax Act 2553 |
| Message | Strongly oppose. |
| Date | 09:38:48, March 29, 2008 CET | From | Bloc Militaire pour Restauration | To | Debating the Fair Luxury Tax Act 2553 |
| Message | we strongly oppose, this will harm our car, electronics and it industries. Jelbania will be thrown back to a less advanced stage. |
| Date | 18:58:28, March 30, 2008 CET | From | Parti Socialiste Vert de l'environnement | To | Debating the Fair Luxury Tax Act 2553 |
| Message | srry i disagree, i know we need money but from 11 to 20 thats to much you should put it form 11- 15 and i will agree but that too much for our poor people srry im srry but i cant agree this chance it to 15 pls |
| Date | 02:23:28, March 31, 2008 CET | From | Anarchistes pour une Société Libre | To | Debating the Fair Luxury Tax Act 2553 |
| Message | Luxury taxes don't hit the lower classes, they are pretty much taxes for the middle and upper classes. We support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 176 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 211 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 114 |
| 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: "Politics is the art of the possible." - Otto von Bismarck |