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Bill: Income tax proposal of October 2943
Details
Submitted by[?]: Stanton House
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes to change income taxes. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: January 2947
Description[?]:
| The tory ACN propose to adjust the government's income tax policy to better address the economic situation of the United Federation of Beluzia and Bailon. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 6
Current: 10
Proposed: 5
Article 2
We propose to alter income tax brackets to the following setup. Information about the current income tax system can be found here.
| Bracket | Tax | Estimated Revenue |
| > 27,500 BEL | 5% | 1,358,000,000 BEL |
| > 30,000 BEL | 14% | 8,977,000,000 BEL |
| > 40,000 BEL | 20% | 5,994,000,000 BEL |
| > 50,000 BEL | 35% | 3,924,000,000 BEL |
| > 60,000 BEL | 75% | 447,000,000 BEL | Total | 20,700,000,000 BEL |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:02:32, May 25, 2010 CET | From | Stanton House | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of October 2943 |
| Message | how are you going to vote |
| Date | 01:04:10, May 26, 2010 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of October 2943 |
| Message | Zogists will oppose because we are against income taxes. Income tax is theft from workers. |
| Date | 20:07:03, May 26, 2010 CET | From | Stanton House | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of October 2943 |
| Message | if will do not had income taxes sales tax will have to be 12% not 5 % |
| Date | 22:36:57, May 26, 2010 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of October 2943 |
| Message | OK, if it must. Or we can reduce spending... |
| Date | 00:48:33, May 27, 2010 CET | From | Stanton House | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of October 2943 |
| Message | yes but will we have half the spending and this is not fair on department |
| Date | 03:38:32, May 27, 2010 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of October 2943 |
| Message | Who is more important, People or Department? Host or parasite? |
| Date | 15:10:59, May 27, 2010 CET | From | Stanton House | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of October 2943 |
| Message | income tax make the rice pay more and this had the poor get by |
| Date | 19:48:52, May 27, 2010 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of October 2943 |
| Message | The poor get by when the rich hire them for servants! Then they have a job and can improve themselves. When corrupt officials and bureaucrats get rich, everybody else loses... |
| Date | 22:54:51, May 27, 2010 CET | From | Stanton House | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of October 2943 |
| Message | no are servants is very early 20 center and this made the righ very lazy and this is way of stop the officials and bureaucrats get rich |
| Date | 01:14:41, May 28, 2010 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of October 2943 |
| Message | Rich like Zog have slaves and servants all the time to be happy and make everything perfect. Slaves love this job and thank Zog for a better life. |
| Date | 01:19:03, May 28, 2010 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Income tax proposal of October 2943 |
| Message | Everybody is happy when Zog is happy. Families who give their daughter to Zog harem are lucky and win a lot at gambling. They have a good spirit and well-being. Zog may even teach them some secrets of immortality... http://www.amazon.com/How-Good-bye-Depression-Constrict-Everyday/dp/0595094724/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275002296&sr=8-1 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 116 | |
| no | Total Seats: 241 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 143 |
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