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Bill: Worker's relief bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist Workers 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: January 2114
Description[?]:
| Considering recent cutbacks and eliminations of programs (low income farming subsidies, public child care, public pensions) that were necessary for maintaining the quality of life of the more disadvantaged members of the community; While also considering the unsubsidised nature of medication, etc... It is absolutely vital that some taxes are cut for this section of the population to ensure that they can continue to meet day-to-day living costs. Currently, we propose eliminating the sales tax on essential goods, to make day-to-day life easier for the working class. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 5
Current: 3
Proposed: 0
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:56:12, September 18, 2005 CET | From | Kirlawa Freedom Party | To | Debating the Worker's relief bill |
| Message | well we already cut this tax from 10 to 5. |
| Date | 15:57:04, September 18, 2005 CET | From | Kirlawa Freedom Party | To | Debating the Worker's relief bill |
| Message | if you want to scrap it, we also want to scrap then the sales tax on non-essential items, as it is not the government to tell on what money should be spent |
| Date | 17:28:03, September 18, 2005 CET | From | Kirlawa Green Party | To | Debating the Worker's relief bill |
| Message | we don't support this because we want to reinstate the welfare state and if we pass this they'll use it as an excuse to cut back on everything |
| Date | 20:27:10, September 18, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Workers Party | To | Debating the Worker's relief bill |
| Message | And when we reinstate the welfare state, the advantage of supporting this is that those under welfare are even better off, considering that they no longer have to pay a regressive sales tax. |
| Date | 20:35:55, September 18, 2005 CET | From | Federalist Labour Party | To | Debating the Worker's relief bill |
| Message | We completely support this. |
| Date | 23:01:32, September 18, 2005 CET | From | Kirlawa Freedom Party | To | Debating the Worker's relief bill |
| Message | So phil. You are for high taxes in order to subsidize rewards to people who choose to remain unemployed |
| Date | 12:29:18, September 20, 2005 CET | From | Kirlawa Freedom Party | To | Debating the Worker's relief bill |
| Message | Okay fair enough |
| Date | 17:10:13, September 20, 2005 CET | From |  Theofascist Party | To | Debating the Worker's relief bill |
| Message | I have decided to support this tax reduction under the usual proviso that I will also support tax raises if government expenditure requires them. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 301 | ||||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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