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Bill: Budget proposal of July 2587
Details
Submitted by[?]: Brabantic Freedom Party
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: September 2588
Description[?]:
| The Brabantic Freedom Party propose to adjust the government's spending budget to better address the economic and social situation of the Free Federation of Zardugal. |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 25,986,179,937 ZAR | 1,000,000 ZAR | 1,000,000 ZAR |
| Foreign Affairs | 35,986,179,937 ZAR | 50,000,000,000 ZAR | 50,000,000,000 ZAR |
| Internal Affairs | 25,986,179,937 ZAR | 40,000,000,000 ZAR | 40,000,000,000 ZAR |
| Finance | 19,986,179,937 ZAR | 2,700,000,000 ZAR | 2,500,000,000 ZAR |
| Defence | 54,152,020,700 ZAR | 500,000,000,000 ZAR | 490,000,000,000 ZAR |
| Justice | 20,986,179,937 ZAR | 25,000,000,000 ZAR | 25,000,000,000 ZAR |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 25,986,179,937 ZAR | 110,000,000,000 ZAR | 100,000,000,000 ZAR |
| Health and Social Services | 140,986,179,937 ZAR | 200,000,000,000 ZAR | 170,000,000,000 ZAR |
| Education and Culture | 140,986,179,937 ZAR | 135,000,000,000 ZAR | 135,000,000,000 ZAR |
| Science and Technology | 25,986,179,937 ZAR | 75,000,000,000 ZAR | 70,000,000,000 ZAR |
| Food and Agriculture | 23,486,179,937 ZAR | 85,000,000,000 ZAR | 85,000,000,000 ZAR |
| Environment and Tourism | 60,120,476,570 ZAR | 2,000,000,000 ZAR | 2,000,000,000 ZAR |
| Trade and Industry | 50,986,179,937 ZAR | 120,000,000,000 ZAR | 60,000,000,000 ZAR |
| Total | 651,620,476,577 ZAR | 1,344,701,000,000 ZAR | 1,229,501,000,000 ZAR |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:39:00, June 07, 2008 CET | From |  Saiserist League | To | Debating the Budget proposal of July 2587 |
| Message | Why must we cut Trade and Industry, and Infrastructure? Those are the ones that have bumped up th GDP with so much bang for our buck. By cutting them you will actually end up taking money out of people's pockets. |
| Date | 13:17:41, June 07, 2008 CET | From | Brabantic Freedom Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of July 2587 |
| Message | were can I cut? I'm trying to make the total = 1,000,000,000,000 ZAR the rest of the money will come from tax. |
| Date | 15:14:50, June 07, 2008 CET | From | Saiserist League | To | Debating the Budget proposal of July 2587 |
| Message | "Well you've caught me in a bind here. I tried to craft the budget based on percentages. Here's the issue: Cutting Defense is fundamentally not a good idea. All the areas from Infrastructure to Trade all give boosts to the economy by proper expenditue in those areas. The GDP increases with increases in those areas up to a certain point, then the rate of increase falls off. I was trying to use percentages to strike the best possible balance. That's why our GDP jumped 1,000 ZAR for every 550 ZAR in increased expenditure. Finance is a more important area than is readily apparent. Finance is what determines tax collection, so with increases in Finance we collect more from our income taxes, thus reducing our need to raise taxes to make up the difference. There really is no perfect solution. The budget is a vast, complex, interdependent formula, and I personally thought we had it about right under the Second Kalinyev Plan. We cen defer to your judgement." ~Mikhail Kalinyev, Saiserist economics expert |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 325 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 210 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 65 |
| Random fact: Bill descriptions must be in English, or at least include a full English translation. Bill titles may appear in a language that is appropriate to the nation and are not required to be translated into English. |
| Random quote: "Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred." - Martin Luther King Jr. |