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Bill: cut taxes on the most regressive tax that hits the poorest in our society
Details
Submitted by[?]: Coburan Conservative Party
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: August 2561
Description[?]:
| ..I urge all parties to reduce taxes for people who need it. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Proposed: All banks are privately owned.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 10
Current: 15
Proposed: 9
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:10:22, April 14, 2008 CET | From |  Coburan Conservative Party | To | Debating the cut taxes on the most regressive tax that hits the poorest in our society |
| Message | anyway we can lower this without opposition from the left? |
| Date | 00:24:31, April 14, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Labour Party of Cobura | To | Debating the cut taxes on the most regressive tax that hits the poorest in our society |
| Message | raise taxes in corporation, and then we have a deal, otherwise, it will just create a major shortfall, and since the RPC is not up to raising taxes on the richest in society either. |
| Date | 00:30:05, April 14, 2008 CET | From | Coburan Conservative Party | To | Debating the cut taxes on the most regressive tax that hits the poorest in our society |
| Message | a 2% drop in essentials for a 1% rise in corporation? |
| Date | 01:26:02, April 14, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Labour Party of Cobura | To | Debating the cut taxes on the most regressive tax that hits the poorest in our society |
| Message | This is a poison bill, |
| Date | 01:26:38, April 14, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Labour Party of Cobura | To | Debating the cut taxes on the most regressive tax that hits the poorest in our society |
| Message | plus, having a central bank makes sense to set interests rates and the like |
| Date | 02:39:50, April 14, 2008 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the cut taxes on the most regressive tax that hits the poorest in our society |
| Message | ....privatise ALL banks? WHAT? |
| Date | 02:41:04, April 14, 2008 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the cut taxes on the most regressive tax that hits the poorest in our society |
| Message | ...I'm too stunned to conjugate pithy insult...aghhh... |
| Date | 16:10:51, April 14, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Reform Party of Cobura | To | Debating the cut taxes on the most regressive tax that hits the poorest in our society |
| Message | cant agree on the first :) we need to have central bank in our control to do constructive market operations to avoid too high inflation level (issuing selling bonds, changhing interest rates etc...) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 99 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 401 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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