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Bill: Budget proposal of January 2609
Details
Submitted by[?]: Berosian Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: April 2610
Description[?]:
| We need only provide our citizens with basic essential services, and a military and justice system to protect their rights and freedoms. We need not spend so much money, and the people deserve to keep it for themselves. |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 8,468,962 LIK | 100,000,000,000 LIK | 500,000,000 LIK |
| Foreign Affairs | 2,117,240,580 LIK | 100,000,000 LIK | 1,000,000 LIK |
| Internal Affairs | 7,622,066,087 LIK | 20,000,000,000 LIK | 500,000,000 LIK |
| Finance | 4,234,481,159 LIK | 500,000 LIK | 500,000 LIK |
| Defence | 12,703,443,478 LIK | 100,000,000,000 LIK | 100,000,000,000 LIK |
| Justice | 5,928,273,623 LIK | 250,000,000 LIK | 250,000,000 LIK |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 9,315,858,550 LIK | 70,000,000 LIK | 50,000,000 LIK |
| Health and Social Services | 11,856,547,246 LIK | 500,000,000 LIK | 250,000,000 LIK |
| Education and Culture | 8,468,962,319 LIK | 500,000,000 LIK | 250,000,000 LIK |
| Science and Technology | 6,775,169,855 LIK | 500,000,000 LIK | 500,000,000 LIK |
| Food and Agriculture | 5,081,377,391 LIK | 1,000,000,000 LIK | 500,000,000 LIK |
| Environment and Tourism | 4,657,929,275 LIK | 1 LIK | 1 LIK |
| Trade and Industry | 5,919,804,661 LIK | 5,000,000,000 LIK | 500,000,000 LIK |
| Total | 84,689,623,186 LIK | 227,920,500,001 LIK | 103,301,500,001 LIK |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:37:29, July 21, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Budget proposal of January 2609 |
| Message | Typical anarchist-wannabees, with no idea of how a nation like Likatonia stays so great. |
| Date | 04:37:29, July 22, 2008 CET | From | Red Tory Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of January 2609 |
| Message | We cringe at the roll backs to Education... But it is still a nice improvement. |
| Date | 08:14:34, July 22, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Budget proposal of January 2609 |
| Message | Apparently, the 'Tory' idea of 'improvement' is - everyone gets dumber. It's easy to see what sort of government they'd like... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 281 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 385 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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