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Bill: New Taxation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzian National Party
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: September 2884
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 32
Current: 10
Proposed: 35
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 0
Current: 0
Proposed: 15
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 50
Current: 10
Proposed: 45
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:37:10, January 25, 2010 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the New Taxation Act |
| Message | If we are to tax on essential goods, I would rather it were much lower, less than 5% |
| Date | 18:02:47, January 25, 2010 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the New Taxation Act |
| Message | This attempt to starve the poor is an insult to Beluzians everywhere! |
| Date | 18:05:04, January 25, 2010 CET | From |  Beluzian National Party | To | Debating the New Taxation Act |
| Message | Our party plans to propose a cut on the tax on essential goods once the nation stabilises economically, that cut would be of around 10%. |
| Date | 18:24:16, January 25, 2010 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the New Taxation Act |
| Message | If this passes the People will string you up from the nearest tree. |
| Date | 14:45:27, January 26, 2010 CET | From | United Sizpoao Comrade RevolutionRedArmy | To | Debating the New Taxation Act |
| Message | essential goods are what people need. you cant tax |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 30 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 70 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: References to prominent real-life persons are not allowed. This includes references to philosophies featuring the name of a real-life person (eg. "Marxism", "Thatcherism", "Keynesianism"). |
| Random quote: "If a white man falls off a chair drunk, it's just a drunk. If a Negro does, it's the whole damn Negro race." - Bill Cosby |