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Bill: Local Revenue Act

Details

Submitted by[?]: Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM)

Status[?]: passed

Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.

Voting deadline: April 2891

Description[?]:

Preamble
This Act shall allow local governments and councils to conduct their own taxing and spending.

Article I - Definitions

1. "Local government" and "Local council" relate to the definition set forward in the Local Government Reform Act 2719.

2. Use of the term "Mayor" or "Local Mayor" refers to the elected Mayor of each council and his Office, including those people that he has appointed as an "Executive".

Article I - Taxation

1. Local mayors shall propose the method and level of taxation that shall be used in their authority area. Mayors can choose any level of taxation that desire, including progressive tax or flat-rate. Any method may be used, whether this is a direct income-related tax, a property tax, or an indirect tax on consumption.

2. Local councils must vote on the proposals made by the Office of the Mayor, and a simple majority must vote in their favour for them to be able to be implemented. Taxation votes shall be seen as votes of no confidence.

Article II - Spending

1. In those areas where the national government has deemed it appropriate for local government to decide the most appropriate policy, responsibility for spending shall fall entirely on the local government, with no contribution from the national government.

2. Local mayors must draw up plans as to how much money shall be spent on the different areas under their control.

3. As with taxation, local councils must vote on the budget put forward by the Mayor, and a simple majority must approve of the budget before it can be implemented. Budget votes shall be seen as votes of no confidence.

Proposals

Debate

These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:

Date14:54:51, February 01, 2010 CET
From Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM)
ToDebating the Local Revenue Act
MessageRt Hon Duchess Thompson MP:

Mr Speaker, as it is becoming clear that more issues are being devolved to local councils, it should, we believe, be the responsibility of those local councils to raise their own revenue and determine their own spending, without national government involvement. That, Mr Speaker, is real devolution, and will ensure that localities take responsibility for their actions.

Date05:02:05, February 02, 2010 CET
From House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM)
ToDebating the Local Revenue Act
MessageHon. Benedict Williams Bt MP

Mr Speaker, we do not see what the wisdom of dictating budget procedures would be. The different councils each have their own procedure for making a budget, and that suffices for us. The issue of prohibiting kingdom funds for being used for council projects is a completely different matter and perhaps suited to a separate bill.

Date10:23:54, February 02, 2010 CET
From Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM)
ToDebating the Local Revenue Act
MessageMr Speaker, the only procedure that we have outlined is that the Office of the Mayor (or the Executive) shall be responsible for drawing up the budget, and the Council (the legislature) shall be responsible for approving it. That is a pretty basic and brief procedure, and one that is extremely common, tried, and tested.

Date15:59:00, February 02, 2010 CET
From House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM)
ToDebating the Local Revenue Act
MessageMr Speaker, while it's true that this is a procedure already in use in many places, it is hardly universal. For example, the Mountain Council of Adelia has a separate, "politically neutral" Budget Officer responsible for the creation of budgets.

Date20:33:43, February 07, 2010 CET
From Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM)
ToDebating the Local Revenue Act
Message[OOC: If people vote against, would they please express why. Then I could possibly draft a different version that would gain more support.]

Date01:15:38, February 08, 2010 CET
From House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM)
ToDebating the Local Revenue Act
MessageMr Speaker, we do not approve of the excessive power granted to elected mayors. These mayors are otherwise ceremonial in some councils.

Date03:45:50, February 08, 2010 CET
From Union of Radical Republicans (UM)
ToDebating the Local Revenue Act
MessageMr. Speaker, the Union supports the CLP in this bill enthusiastically and wholeheartedly.

Date13:22:29, February 08, 2010 CET
From Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM)
ToDebating the Local Revenue Act
MessageMr Speaker, to address the issue brought up by the NSP, we draw their attention to Article 1(2) of the bill, which defines Mayor as the Office of the Mayor, so it is completely feasible that the "Budgeting Officer" belonging to the executive of the council shall still draw up the tax and spend policies of the council.

Date16:20:38, February 08, 2010 CET
From House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM)
ToDebating the Local Revenue Act
MessageMr Speaker, it would take a very creative understanding of "Office of the Mayor" to include an office appointed by the legislative branch. If that is what is intended, however, then we can hardly object to this.

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Voting

Vote Seats
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Total Seats: 176

no
   

Total Seats: 153

abstain
  

Total Seats: 62


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