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Bill: Sales Tax Act 2816
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Democrats
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: June 2818
Description[?]:
| I more refined bill based on our previous Sales Tax Act. We must do all we can to help the low-income families so that they can have a better standard of living. We need to relive the tax burden on all essential goods. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 5
Current: 20
Proposed: 2
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:05:59, September 14, 2009 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax Act 2816 |
| Message | I preferred the proposals in the original sales tax bill. I like article 1 but feel there should be an additional article that raises the sales tax on luxury goods. Possibly from 5 to 8. Adam Lovell, Liberal Democratic spokesman for Finance. |
| Date | 10:43:24, September 15, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Elitist Party | To | Debating the Sales Tax Act 2816 |
| Message | I we have expressed this earlier, we cannot support such an artificial intervention in the social and economic fabric of our society. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 25 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 272 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 8 |
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