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Bill: Spending Reduction Act of 2701, Part 2
Details
Submitted by[?]: Constitutionalist Imperial League (IA)
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: May 2705
Description[?]:
| A general spending cut to pay for tax cuts and to reflect passed and proposed legislation, only one department will have a slight increase: -The justice department will have its budget slightly increased to better the efficency of Imperial law enforcment and security agencies. -The Infrastructure and transport budget has been cut to reflect privatizations in the transport industry as well as in real estate. -Health and Social services has been cut to reflect the general reduction of government and that of national healthcare and welfare. -The Science and Technology budget has been cut to limit the budget to subsidies. -The food and agriculture budget has been cut to reflect agricultural privatizations, the League plans to propose an eventual cutting of this department. -The environment budget has been cut to reflect less government regulation in the sector. |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 200,000,000 LPD | 150,000,000 LPD | 150,000,000 LPD |
| Foreign Affairs | 2,550,000,000 LPD | 1,000,000,000 LPD | 1,000,000,000 LPD |
| Internal Affairs | 10,000,000,000 LPD | 5,000,000,000 LPD | 5,000,000,000 LPD |
| Finance | 1,500,000,000 LPD | 500,000,000 LPD | 500,000,000 LPD |
| Defence | 16,500,000,000 LPD | 145,000,000,000 LPD | 145,000,000,000 LPD |
| Justice | 6,000,000,000 LPD | 5,000,000,000 LPD | 7,000,000,000 LPD |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 12,000,000,000 LPD | 10,000,000,000 LPD | 5,000,000,000 LPD |
| Health and Social Services | 30,000,000,000 LPD | 15,000,000,000 LPD | 10,000,000,000 LPD |
| Education and Culture | 12,500,000,000 LPD | 35,000,000,000 LPD | 35,000,000,000 LPD |
| Science and Technology | 3,500,000,000 LPD | 10,000,000,000 LPD | 5,000,000,000 LPD |
| Food and Agriculture | 4,900,000,000 LPD | 500,000,000 LPD | 100,000,000 LPD |
| Environment and Tourism | 3,000,000,000 LPD | 6,000,000,000 LPD | 3,000,000,000 LPD |
| Trade and Industry | 3,500,000,000 LPD | 5,000,000,000 LPD | 5,000,000,000 LPD |
| Total | 106,150,000,000 LPD | 238,150,000,000 LPD | 221,750,000,000 LPD |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:24:49, January 25, 2009 CET | From | Imperial Conservative Union (IA) | To | Debating the Spending Reduction Act of 2701, Part 2 |
| Message | I am against this, for I am about to reveal Henry's and I's dream. Time is still not with us yet, but soon I will reveal what I hope will solve many of Terra's growing problems. Until then, I ask that if anything be done for science, that it be updated. -Baron David Holland |
| Date | 15:57:33, January 26, 2009 CET | From | Constitutionalist Imperial League (IA) | To | Debating the Spending Reduction Act of 2701, Part 2 |
| Message | There is no need for the government to engage in non-military research, the private sector handles it much better. |
| Date | 19:32:39, January 26, 2009 CET | From | Imperial Conservative Union (IA) | To | Debating the Spending Reduction Act of 2701, Part 2 |
| Message | There are some projects, which only governments can handle. Soon you will see what I mean. |
| Date | 23:38:27, January 28, 2009 CET | From | Luthori Spiritual Secularist Society | To | Debating the Spending Reduction Act of 2701, Part 2 |
| Message | We wish these cuts were deeper but we will support this as is. Feel free to cut 140 000 000 out of the bloated head of government budget. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 108 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 26 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 66 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow real-life fictional references (eg. Gandalf, Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker). |
| Random quote: "Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous." - William Proxmire |