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Bill: Religion Tax Abolition Act of 2920
Details
Submitted by[?]: Genuine Progress Alliance
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: January 2921
Description[?]:
| This bill aims to remove the tax burden on all religions in Aloria, because of our firm belief that religion should not be considered a form of business but rather a matter of faith. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Current: No religions are taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:13:58, April 09, 2010 CET | From | New Aloria Party (NAP) | To | Debating the Religion Tax Abolition Act of 2920 |
| Message | GPA, we will support you on this all the way!! DCP, don't you say on your party page you believe religion should be seprate from politics. It's being mixed right now. |
| Date | 14:37:35, April 09, 2010 CET | From | Socialist Alliance | To | Debating the Religion Tax Abolition Act of 2920 |
| Message | This will not separate religion from politics, in fact it will establish it as separate. Religions should be treated as everyone else: they make profit, we tax it |
| Date | 22:39:53, April 09, 2010 CET | From | New Aloria Party (NAP) | To | Debating the Religion Tax Abolition Act of 2920 |
| Message | A religion is a faith! It is not a business.Let's just tax everything should we? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 277 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 338 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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