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Bill: Removing Consumption Taxes
Details
Submitted by[?]: Supporters of Science in Design (IP)
Status[?]: defeated
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: April 2648
Description[?]:
| Consumption taxes detract from the economy. We are already running a large surplus, so we have no reason for these to exist. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 5
Current: 5
Proposed: 0
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 3
Current: 0
Proposed: 0
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 5
Current: 25
Proposed: 0
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:54:22, October 06, 2008 CET | From | One-Voice Party (IP) | To | Debating the Removing Consumption Taxes |
| Message | OVP suggests luxury goods should be taxed. Since these goods are inclusive of cigars, alcohol, and other elements that are not essential for living (that's why it is termed luxury goods). |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 20 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 55 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Moderation will not approve a Cultural Protocol request within the first 48 hours of it being requested. This is in order to give other players a chance to query the proposed changes, if they wish to do so. Moderation may be approached for advice on a proposed change, but any advice proffered should always be understood under the provisio that no final decision will be made until at least 48 hours after the request has been formally submitted for approval. |
| Random quote: "Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed." - Niccolo Machiavelli |