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Bill: Sales Tax
Details
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: January 2579
Description[?]:
| Sales Tax |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 0
Current: 0
Proposed: 0
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 30
Current: 10
Proposed: 25
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:35:31, May 18, 2008 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax |
| Message | This will mean a reduction in government spending, only months after passing a Budget... If anything we should put sales tax up by 1%. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 190 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 427 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 78 |
| Random fact: "Kubrk" is a Jelbic word that has the colloquial meaning "old man" or "geezer". |
| Random quote: "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." - Barry Goldwater |