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Bill: No tax on essential goods
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
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: August 2116
Description[?]:
| The basic necessities of life shall not be taxed. These include groceries, housing, basic clothing. In addition, books and environmentally efficient appliances shall be classed as essentials and exempted from sales tax. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 1
Current: 5
Proposed: 0
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:10:04, September 24, 2005 CET | From | Democractic Socialist Party of Lodamun | To | Debating the No tax on essential goods |
| Message | is there anywhere that 1% will be compensated? |
| Date | 20:42:27, September 24, 2005 CET | From |  Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the No tax on essential goods |
| Message | Not in this bill anyway |
| Date | 00:56:00, September 25, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the No tax on essential goods |
| Message | The tax loss is minimal. The principle that there is no government profiteering on essential goods is more important. We currently have a budget surplus, and if more revenues are needed then they can be found through income, luxury or even a small corporate tax, if necessary. |
| Date | 00:59:21, September 25, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the No tax on essential goods |
| Message | I'll handle the corporate tax |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 132 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 113 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 55 |
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