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Bill: Sales Tax Reduction Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Republics 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: April 2578
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 18
Current: 25
Proposed: 10
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:58:56, May 16, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax Reduction Act |
| Message | You are kidding, right? Do you want to put us in a deficit? Wit the massive tax cuts, we can't afford this cut. |
| Date | 19:17:03, May 16, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax Reduction Act |
| Message | Do you want to put us in a deficit? The Minister of Finance should know this, if we cut this, we will have a deficit. |
| Date | 19:19:02, May 16, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax Reduction Act |
| Message | It is either this or income taxes but not both. |
| Date | 19:22:24, May 16, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax Reduction Act |
| Message | Well if this passes I will still push for lower taxes, because we can afford both, although maybe we have to reduce the taxes a bit less |
| Date | 20:47:31, May 16, 2008 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax Reduction Act |
| Message | We've run huge surpluses every year. A brief deficit is acceptable. |
| Date | 20:59:47, May 16, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax Reduction Act |
| Message | It is not acceptable to me. But hey, who cares? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 67 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 38 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 34 |
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