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Bill: Budget proposal of April 2582
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberale Partij (L)
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill proposes to change the allocation of funds in the budget. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. This bill will pass as soon as the required yes votes are in, or will be defeated if unsufficient votes are reached on the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 2582
Description[?]:
| This bill is in line with the earlier discussion on the principles of spending. This initiative is tailored with the rebuilding effort in mind. SPENDING INCREASES: - Infrastructure and Transport - increase to 2% of GDP, to rebuild our country after nuclear holocaust. This is a temporary measure. -Health and Social Services - increase to 7% of GDP, to deal with massive surge in radiation disease and other effects of nuclear fall-out. When these effects fade away, spending can probably drop a few percentage points. -Education and Culture - increase to 5% of GDP -Trade and Industry: increase to 1% of GDP, as a temporary measure to aid in rebuilding. In the future we will support austerity cuts here. AUSTERITY MEASURES: -Head of Government: lower spending to 200,000,000, as this money is only for bureaucratic and representative purposes and doesn't represent policy. -Foreign Affairs: cut by 50%. Foreign Policy is important, but right now Hutori needs to RECEIVE foreign aid to rebuild from the nuclear holocaust. We expect the incoming foreign minister to lobby for this heavier. In the future, we will support raising the budget again if the economy permits it. Internal Affairs: cut by 10%, austerity measures. Finance: cut by 15%, austerity measures - the post doesn't represent major policies, and is mainly used to fund tax collecting. Justice: cut by 5%, austerity measures. Science and Technology: cut by 15%, austerity measures. Food and Agriculture: cut by 10%, austerity measures Environment and Tourism: cut by 5%, austerity measures. UNAFFECTED: Defence |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 34,650,000 HLR | 250,000,000 HLR | 200,000,000 HLR |
| Foreign Affairs | 9,900,000,000 HLR | 30,000,000,000 HLR | 15,000,000,000 HLR |
| Internal Affairs | 14,850,000,000 HLR | 40,000,000,000 HLR | 34,000,000,000 HLR |
| Finance | 3,960,000,000 HLR | 10,000,000,000 HLR | 8,500,000,000 HLR |
| Defence | 156,000,000,000 HLR | 65,000,000,000 HLR | 65,000,000,000 HLR |
| Justice | 24,750,000,000 HLR | 50,000,000,000 HLR | 47,500,000,000 HLR |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 44,525,000,000 HLR | 35,000,000,000 HLR | 86,128,486,623 HLR |
| Health and Social Services | 49,500,000,000 HLR | 70,000,000,000 HLR | 301,449,703,180 HLR |
| Education and Culture | 49,549,500,000 HLR | 70,000,000,000 HLR | 215,321,216,557 HLR |
| Science and Technology | 76,700,000,000 HLR | 55,000,000,000 HLR | 46,750,000,000 HLR |
| Food and Agriculture | 2,475,000,000 HLR | 50,000,000,000 HLR | 45,000,000,000 HLR |
| Environment and Tourism | 8,167,500,000 HLR | 35,000,000,000 HLR | 33,250,000,000 HLR |
| Trade and Industry | 14,850,000,000 HLR | 45,000,000,000 HLR | 43,064,243,311 HLR |
| Total | 455,261,650,000 HLR | 555,250,000,000 HLR | 941,163,649,671 HLR |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:14:22, May 26, 2008 CET | From | Groene ArbeidersPartij | To | Debating the Budget proposal of April 2582 |
| Message | "We would like to mention the HLB that there are thousands of sqm of forestland now lies destroyed, or is affected by radiation. We can accept this bill, but a bit more spending for the environment would certainly come in handy" Sandra Delaware - minister of environment and tourism |
| Date | 19:09:38, May 26, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Union Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of April 2582 |
| Message | No. Just no. |
| Date | 19:37:22, May 26, 2008 CET | From | Liberale Partij (L) | To | Debating the Budget proposal of April 2582 |
| Message | The Conservative Union Party never objected during earlier discussions. I'm hoping there will not be other nasty surprises. |
| Date | 19:47:36, May 26, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Union Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of April 2582 |
| Message | Too much of a rapid rise in spending. That will mean punitive tax rates. |
| Date | 19:54:26, May 26, 2008 CET | From | Liberale Partij (L) | To | Debating the Budget proposal of April 2582 |
| Message | The government was, in fact, running a deficit. This budget reflects a realistic level of spending, especially considering the national disaster that has befallen our nation. ((Please read the principles on spending thread! Spending really was unrealistically low.)) |
| Date | 20:29:44, May 26, 2008 CET | From | Liberale Partij (L) | To | Debating the Budget proposal of April 2582 |
| Message | Not running a deficit, but a surplus** |
| Date | 04:50:12, May 27, 2008 CET | From | Hutori Conservative Council | To | Debating the Budget proposal of April 2582 |
| Message | OOC: I can support this, not because I appreciate absolutely massive spending increases in any way, shape or form, but simply because I agree with the sentiment that we should make spending more realistic and true to life. I'll support this budget, though I still think healthcare and education spending are a little excessive, even if they are trying to match real-life counterparts. |
| Date | 04:51:19, May 27, 2008 CET | From | Hutori Conservative Council | To | Debating the Budget proposal of April 2582 |
| Message | OOC: And I'm only supporting it because we had a ludicrous surplus, thanks to the communists and their wasteful taxation. I will not support budget increases in future if we have smaller surplus. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 163 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 60 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 78 |
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| Random quote: " A government which robs Peter to pay Paul, can always count on the support of Paul." - George Bernard Shaw |