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Bill: Sales Tax Elimination Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's 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: December 2605
Description[?]:
| To spend our surplus and encourage consumption growth. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 5
Current: 6
Proposed: 0
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:56:09, July 13, 2008 CET | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax Elimination Act |
| Message | The surplus narrowly falls short of fulling supporting the revenue losses of a tax cut, however we are convinced that the extra cash will be spent on luxury goods and will make up for the deficit. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 81 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 45 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 24 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "The basis of a democratic state is liberty." - Aristotle |