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Bill: Budget proposal of March 2920
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM)
Status[?]: passed
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: November 2920
Description[?]:
| The Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) propose to adjust the government's spending budget to better address the economic and social situation of the Free Kingdom of Hutori. |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 40,000,000 HLR | 50,000,000,000 HLR | 30,000,000,000 HLR |
| Foreign Affairs | 12,500,000,000 HLR | 70,000,000,000 HLR | 37,000,000,000 HLR |
| Internal Affairs | 15,000,000,000 HLR | 202,500,000,000 HLR | 202,000,000,000 HLR |
| Finance | 4,000,000,000 HLR | 15,000,000,000 HLR | 5,000,000,000 HLR |
| Defence | 150,000,000,000 HLR | 202,500,000,000 HLR | 202,000,000,000 HLR |
| Justice | 25,000,000,000 HLR | 202,500,000,000 HLR | 202,000,000,000 HLR |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 55,000,000,000 HLR | 20,000,000,000 HLR | 10,000,000,000 HLR |
| Health and Social Services | 50,000,000,000 HLR | 152,500,000,000 HLR | 149,000,000,000 HLR |
| Education and Culture | 50,000,000,000 HLR | 152,500,000,000 HLR | 152,000,000,000 HLR |
| Science and Technology | 80,000,000,000 HLR | 20,000,000,000 HLR | 9,000,000,000 HLR |
| Food and Agriculture | 9,000,000,000 HLR | 20,000,000,000 HLR | 9,000,000,000 HLR |
| Environment and Tourism | 8,250,000,000 HLR | 22,500,000,000 HLR | 22,000,000,000 HLR |
| Trade and Industry | 15,000,000,000 HLR | 20,000,000,000 HLR | 10,000,000,000 HLR |
| Total | 473,790,000,000 HLR | 1,150,000,000,000 HLR | 1,039,000,000,000 HLR |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:00:26, April 08, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Budget proposal of March 2920 |
| Message | Rt Hon Duchess Moore MP, Finance Secretary: Madam Speaker, as with my previous spending plans, this budget will take into account the new needs of society. As the years go by, it is clear that a smaller state works much better. Whilst the state's responsibilities keep varying, with some responsibilities being added, others inevitably are dropped. We believe that this proposal better reflects the country's needs. Madam Speaker, the taxation plan approved unanimously by this House gave back to citizens more of their money. It ended the penal rates of corporation tax to a more realistic level. Taxpayers therefore have much more money back in their own pockets and can thus choose how they spend that money. Madam Speaker, we have protected certain ministries from too heavy cuts. As always, we must reiterate that the primary responsibilities of the state are in defence, law and order and justice. The cuts to these departments, whilst they had to be made, are not severe in the slightest, and effect mainly salary levels and unnecessary bureaucracy and waste, making these departments more streamlined to take us into the 20s. Madam Speaker, Education and Culture and Environment and Tourism have also barely been touched. Education remains a priority area of this government, and I recognise the importance that this House attaches to the environment. Likewise, health has only been lightly cut, a recognition of the growing number of people choosing to move to the private sector in this area. Madam Speaker, a great cut has been taken upon the Finance Ministry itself. I can say, as a long time presider over this ministry, that this cut can be greatly justified, and will make the department a much smaller entity, shedding the legions of advisors that are currently attached. Madam Speaker, cuts have also been taken to Infrastructure and Transport, and Trade and Industry, recognising the several privatisations that have taken place, making government expenditure much lower. Similarly, cuts have been made to Science and Technology, and Food and Agriculture, to ensure that these departments, traditionally amongst the most bureaucratic in Hutori, also move into the 20s and become much more modern and streamlined. Madam Speaker, this is a budget for the new decade. It must also be remembered that it is a while since a budget was introduced, due to my feeling that a government without the true mandate of Parliament should not be proposing to change the budget. Madam Speaker, it can therefore be said that these cuts would have happened over the course of a few years, and would have been fairly unnoticeable. Madam Speaker, this country has already accepted that the government needs to shed its waste, and this budget will address that need. I commend this budget to the House. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 283 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 108 |
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