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Bill: Abolition of Sales Tax on Essential Goods
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sosialistisk Venstreparti
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: November 2815
Description[?]:
| We believe sales to be unfair as it applies equally to everyone regardless of their income. It is especially important we feel that the poor do not have to pay more than necessary for essential goods such as food and clothes. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 5
Current: 15
Proposed: 0
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:37:39, September 09, 2009 CET | From | Det Kazulianske Arbeiderparti | To | Debating the Abolition of Sales Tax on Essential Goods |
| Message | We do not agree to remove it completely. We have to pay for all the services we have to our citizents and therefor need some tax money. If you set it to 2-3 will will agree but nothing less. and defently nothing more |
| Date | 22:35:45, September 09, 2009 CET | From | Sosialistisk Venstreparti | To | Debating the Abolition of Sales Tax on Essential Goods |
| Message | Sales tax revenues do not make too much money for the state at the moment anyway. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 250 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 287 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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