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Bill: Religious Tax Exemption 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: July 2579
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:29:39, May 19, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Religious Tax Exemption Act |
| Message | the LLP supports this |
| Date | 19:16:09, May 19, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Religious Tax Exemption Act |
| Message | We will not support this because religions make profits and as such they should be taxed. |
| Date | 20:23:02, May 19, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Religious Tax Exemption Act |
| Message | That money can be used on alot of things that benefits the religion and the people in it. |
| Date | 20:59:59, May 19, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Religious Tax Exemption Act |
| Message | Religions are not supposed to be companies. If they have profits why not tax them. The current law makes exeptions for charitable donations, which most religions do. |
| Date | 21:12:01, May 19, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Religious Tax Exemption Act |
| Message | Why cant religions be companies at the same time? And I oppose taxation in general, so why tax them? |
| Date | 21:14:40, May 19, 2008 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Religious Tax Exemption Act |
| Message | Good point - the tax rate for corporations is zero. |
| Date | 03:01:03, May 20, 2008 CET | From | Pariah Idealism | To | Debating the Religious Tax Exemption Act |
| Message | HEY, who likes the new colour of my party? I made it a little darker so it doesn't seem so close to LLP, not that I have anything against you LLP. I just need to have my own identity, as we are very different but I'm such a small party now. |
| Date | 05:23:51, May 20, 2008 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Religious Tax Exemption Act |
| Message | It's better. For a while we had too many blues and purples. |
| Date | 12:29:23, May 20, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Religious Tax Exemption Act |
| Message | Yeah its a nice color |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 87 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 52 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 11 |
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