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Bill: Budget proposal of March 2815
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Republics 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: December 2815
Description[?]:
| The United Republics Party propose to adjust the government's spending budget to better address the economic and social situation of the Lodamese Union. |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 500,000,000 LOD | 1,550,000,000 LOD | 1,500,000,000 LOD |
| Foreign Affairs | 4,000,000,000 LOD | 8,500,000,000 LOD | 7,000,000,000 LOD |
| Internal Affairs | 6,000,000,000 LOD | 31,000,000,000 LOD | 8,000,000,000 LOD |
| Finance | 1,500,000,000 LOD | 750,000,000 LOD | 1,500,000,000 LOD |
| Defence | 11,500,000,000 LOD | 150,000,000,000 LOD | 100,000,000,000 LOD |
| Justice | 5,500,000,000 LOD | 7,200,000,000 LOD | 2,500,000,000 LOD |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 7,500,000,000 LOD | 24,500,000,000 LOD | 30,000,000,000 LOD |
| Health and Social Services | 20,000,000,000 LOD | 25,000,000,000 LOD | 30,000,000,000 LOD |
| Education and Culture | 17,500,000,000 LOD | 11,000,000,000 LOD | 40,000,000,000 LOD |
| Science and Technology | 2,000,000,000 LOD | 20,500,000,000 LOD | 10,000,000,000 LOD |
| Food and Agriculture | 5,000,000,000 LOD | 4,000,000,000 LOD | 5,000,000,000 LOD |
| Environment and Tourism | 500,000,000 LOD | 500,000,000 LOD | 2,500,000,000 LOD |
| Trade and Industry | 5,500,000,000 LOD | 18,500,000,000 LOD | 5,000,000,000 LOD |
| Total | 87,000,000,000 LOD | 303,000,000,000 LOD | 243,000,000,000 LOD |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:06:03, September 10, 2009 CET | From | Country Liberal Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 2815 |
| Message | We will support. However, we see no need for drastic tax cuts, as currently the state only spends around a quarter of the GDP, thus we could back further increases in infrastructure, health and education, reflecting what the government is responsible for. |
| Date | 01:32:42, September 10, 2009 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 2815 |
| Message | I was going to leave this up for debate longer, but with the support of the CPL, i feel this bill has a good chance of passing now. |
| Date | 05:10:54, September 10, 2009 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 2815 |
| Message | Reducing the Defense budget will severely damage our defense capabilities. And seeing the incompetence of the Foreign Affairs Minister, we are going to need as much money as we can. |
| Date | 11:56:48, September 10, 2009 CET | From | Radical Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 2815 |
| Message | The RNP opposes putting our men and women service people at risk due to underfunding, we will therefore oppose this bill. |
| Date | 15:18:15, September 10, 2009 CET | From | Country Liberal Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 2815 |
| Message | http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=238127 If the above Bill is anything to go by, it is potentally the case, given the century in between, that thearmed forces of Lodamun are still at their maximum strength for a voluntary body. We feel that the armed forces should be reduced in size, giving a more compact and effective professional force. |
| Date | 16:22:10, September 10, 2009 CET | From | Country Liberal Party | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 2815 |
| Message | Or look at it from the following point of view. Currently defence receives 150Billion Lods in funding, out of a GDP of 1,213Billion Lods. Defence spending of just under 12.4% of total GDP. That is an insane amount in a democratic nation, with a non-conscript army, and in peacetime!! ooc: Its just insane. No western nation even compares to that. Even the US is c.5%, and in western Europe much less. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 85 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 115 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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